Yesterday I was watching Fareed Zakaria, my usual Sunday morning coffee watching. One of the topics of discussion was the recent PISA results in which the United States fell 11 points in math and stayed stagnant in reading and science. In fact, the United States falls below the average on math scores. The results are … Continue reading Lagging Behind…-#BLOG365 Day 96
Month: December 2016
Words Are Not Just Words-#BLOG365 Day 95
I thought about this while I watched my son study definitions and names of places and people for his midterm exams. He couldn't tell me why he was studying any of them, except that he had an exam, and I thought about all the opportunities those words offered for connections and the building of … Continue reading Words Are Not Just Words-#BLOG365 Day 95
Stuck- #BLOG365 Day 94
I didn't do a good job of keeping up with blog posts while I was in Washington, D.C. for a conference last week so I have been trying to do double posts for the last week to make up for it and stay on schedule with my #BLOG365 buddies. Writing twice a day is … Continue reading Stuck- #BLOG365 Day 94
A Picture’s Worth…A Word’s Worth…A Memory’s Worth… -#BLOG365 Day 94
Last night I accidentally found a picture of my first class in public school. It was a picture taken after the fifth grade presentation at a P.T.A. meeting. Our kids did a Stomp dance, student choreographed. It was hilarious and beautiful and amazing. I am thankful for this photo and all the other ones I … Continue reading A Picture’s Worth…A Word’s Worth…A Memory’s Worth… -#BLOG365 Day 94
Questions Create Learning-#BLOG365 Day 93
My dear friend Christy Howard is on the #BLOG365 adventure with me and also doing Museum Monday posts. I have been bad about checking out the posts from my fellow bloggers lately, but today I headed over to her page to gain some writing inspiration. This week her Museum Monday post was about William the … Continue reading Questions Create Learning-#BLOG365 Day 93
Oh December!- #BLOG365 Day 92
Oh December! You are simultaneously the most beautiful month and the most stressful. Back in the day December was at my command. My holiday cards went out the day after Thanksgiving. I had gift shopping in the works or near done by this point in the month. Presents were under the tree. Holiday decorations … Continue reading Oh December!- #BLOG365 Day 92
Do History!-#BLOG365 #sschat Day 91
I spent last week at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference and am still on a high from being with a bunch of proud history nerds. While I was in Washington, D.C. I went to the Florida House and I was talking to our host about Common Core. She was in graduate school for public … Continue reading Do History!-#BLOG365 #sschat Day 91
Building Awareness: Humanitarian Issues Around the Globe-#BLOG365 Day 90 #sschat
On Friday I had the chance to meet with the Mark Storella, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the State Department. It was one of the most interesting conversations I have had in a long time and absolutely not what I expected. Long story short: the United States … Continue reading Building Awareness: Humanitarian Issues Around the Globe-#BLOG365 Day 90 #sschat
Silence Isn’t Empty. It’s Full of Answers- #BLOG365 Day 89
Over the weekend I happened upon this sign near a yoga studio in Washington, D.C. I have to admit, at one point in my life, I would have considered this corny and hokey. Not so much anymore. Thanks to yoga and maturity I have come to relish my time alone. I am highly aware of … Continue reading Silence Isn’t Empty. It’s Full of Answers- #BLOG365 Day 89
Museum Monday: Exhibition Strategies That Rock – #BLOG365 @NewseumEd #Newseum Day 88
I love traveling with my friends. My friends tend to fall into two categories: friends that drag me to museums to get my opinion on exhibition techniques and friends that hate going to museums with me because I point out design flaws. When I visit a museum I am always looking for subtle exhibition strategies that … Continue reading Museum Monday: Exhibition Strategies That Rock – #BLOG365 @NewseumEd #Newseum Day 88
Jill Cross 