Yesterday I blogged about the Roman Museum Student Exhibition unit. Today I want to follow up a bit on lessons learned and what I might change if I did a similar unit again. Lessons Learned: Lesson #1: Creating the rubric with your team is key. We sat in a room with the rubric up on the … Continue reading Ancient Rome Interdisciplinary Unit Reflections – #BLOG365 Day 30
Month: September 2016
Interdisciplinary Learning Done Right: Student Exhibition Projects – #BLOG365 Day 29
There has been a little bit of chatter on the #IMMOOC Voxer group about interdisciplinary learning over the last few days. It was also something my accreditation group spent a lot of time discussing last week when we were doing a site visit. True cross-curricular learning seems to be the Holy Grail in teaching. Great … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Learning Done Right: Student Exhibition Projects – #BLOG365 Day 29
#IMMOOC My Love/Hate Relationship with Being a Networked Educator – #BLOG365 Day 28
I'm going to make a bit of a confession. I have a complex relationship with being a networked educator. I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter chats. I have a love/hate relationship with blogging and blog reading. I have a love/hate relationship with educator Facebook groups too. If there was an option for my relationship status … Continue reading #IMMOOC My Love/Hate Relationship with Being a Networked Educator – #BLOG365 Day 28
#IMMOOC When Modeling Innovation May Not Be Enough- #BLOG Day 27
I am one of those people who craves change and sometimes actively seek it out. I one heard that, as educators, we should always be in the service of why. I feel like I ask "why" a lot as an educator. Not because I like to rock the boat, but because I am constantly trying … Continue reading #IMMOOC When Modeling Innovation May Not Be Enough- #BLOG Day 27
Museum Monday: Jamestown Material Culture – #BLOG365 Day 26
I have the urge to start every one of my Museum Monday object posts with "This is one of my favorite objects." Obviously, I have a lot of favorite objects! So I will be more specific. This object is one of my favorite to use for inference and observation. Most people don't know what it … Continue reading Museum Monday: Jamestown Material Culture – #BLOG365 Day 26
Moving Beyond Our Copy and Paste World – #BLOG365 Day 25
As a child I loved reading through encyclopedias. My mom bought one or two Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedias each week at the grocery store until we had the full set with the atlas. They were beautiful, lined up on the shelves in our dining room. I used them for reports and projects and sometimes I just … Continue reading Moving Beyond Our Copy and Paste World – #BLOG365 Day 25
That Time Your Kid Started a Blog -#BLOG365 Day 24
My son has an empathetic heart and big ideas about social issues and environmental protection. Last night we took a long walk around our town and he went on and on and on about everything that was wrong in the world and his plan to fix it all as an adult. He was feeling like he … Continue reading That Time Your Kid Started a Blog -#BLOG365 Day 24
#IMMOOC Sharing Expertise – #BLOG365 Day 23
Last year we started a Teacher Academy at my school. It is one way we are trying to build capacity from within and empower our teachers. The concept of teacher leaders is new for our faculty. A few weeks ago we created a mission statement: Teacher Academy is a community of learners who share expertise, … Continue reading #IMMOOC Sharing Expertise – #BLOG365 Day 23
When We Don’t Talk About It- #BLOG365 Day 22
"We didn't even talk about it today. We talked about the news, but not the riots." That's what my son said on the ride home today. He was genuinely confused about why this wasn't a topic of conversation at school today. And, of course, I felt the sting of not bringing it up with him. I … Continue reading When We Don’t Talk About It- #BLOG365 Day 22
The Power of Passion – #BLOG365 Day 21
Passion Projects. Genius Hour. Flex Periods. Doesn't matter what you call it. More than ever before students as young as kindergarten are exploring their passions or learning about the passions of others. My passions were no secret to my students when I was teaching. George Washington. Museums. Art history. Cultural heritage. Historic sites. Reese's Pieces. Arena … Continue reading The Power of Passion – #BLOG365 Day 21
Jill Cross 