Yesterday one of my fellow #BLOG365 buddies reminded us that we only have 100 more days in our blogging journey. Sadly, I am still behind and more than 100 posts left in my journey. Instead of beating myself up about getting behind, I chose to focus on how I am ahead of where I was … Continue reading Still Behind… – #BLOG365 Day 226
Month: May 2017
Cultivating: Summer Edition- #BLOG365 Day 225
Over the last few days I have been considering the frantic pace of life. When my son was young our lives seemed less hurried, our days a bit more relaxed. We had time for individual passions, family adventures, TV show binge watching. Now that I have a middle schooler life is a whirlwind of … Continue reading Cultivating: Summer Edition- #BLOG365 Day 225
Museum Monday: Categorizing and Classifying With Museum Objects – #BLOG365 Day 224 #sschat #museumed
I've had a lot of down time lately, on planes and in airports, so I have been able to review and organize a lot of content from my museum school days. Today I found an activity I used to do with students that I had completely forgotten about. In introducing museums to our students … Continue reading Museum Monday: Categorizing and Classifying With Museum Objects – #BLOG365 Day 224 #sschat #museumed
In a Rut – #BLOG365 Day 223
I am definitely in a rut when it comes to blog posts. Travel, May madness, family celebrations, preparing for an overseas trip, and end of the school year chaos have left me with little inspiration. I missed a few days and now it is hard to get back on the blogging wagon. I … Continue reading In a Rut – #BLOG365 Day 223
Dear Final Exams – #BLOG365 Day 222
Final exams, you are not making us happy right now. Your schedule, your content, and your purpose leave a lot to be desired. Those countless pages of vocabulary words that must be memorized out of context. The grammar rules. Five paragraph essays. Pages of facts to be regurgitated. Final exams, you are scarier than The … Continue reading Dear Final Exams – #BLOG365 Day 222
APB: One Black Bullet Journal Lost – #BLOG365 Day 221
Somewhere between travel and National Boards my bullet journal went missing. I am feeling a bit incomplete. I have essentially lost the last 8 months of my work life in that journal, all my notes and plans, blog ideas and contact information. Pretty soon I may have to say a prayer to Saint Anthony (the … Continue reading APB: One Black Bullet Journal Lost – #BLOG365 Day 221
National Boards: Done and Done- #BLOG365 Day 220 #nbctstrong @nbpts
Today I am submitting my National Board renewal. I have been checking in on the processing of my final entry on and off all day. It's taking forever so I assume it's a bit clogged up with submissions. As soon as it is processed I am going to hit submit. Done and done! A … Continue reading National Boards: Done and Done- #BLOG365 Day 220 #nbctstrong @nbpts
Museum Monday: Does Real = Impact? – #BLOG365 Day 219
Does Real = Impact? Completely fascinated with this idea presented in "Museums, Can We Stop Letting Objects Control the Narrative?" Being the object-based learning groupie I am feeling a bit of disequilibrium after reading this. But, the basics I agree with. Story is an important piece of the work of a museum. Dare I say, … Continue reading Museum Monday: Does Real = Impact? – #BLOG365 Day 219
Museum Monday: Museum of Failure -#BLOG365 Day 218 #IMMOOC #sschat
Over the weekend I read this New York Times article on the Museum of Failure. The museum website says "learning is the only way to turn failure into success." I love this idea for a museum and I love the idea of students' curating their failures too. So often we ask them to show what … Continue reading Museum Monday: Museum of Failure -#BLOG365 Day 218 #IMMOOC #sschat
Getting Out of the Way – #BLOG365 Day 217
Get out of the way! Last week while visiting a friend at his school he told me about the hoops his co-workers had to go through for what should be a simple process. Honestly, I was a bit shocked at the red tape required of teachers simply trying to do what is right for students. … Continue reading Getting Out of the Way – #BLOG365 Day 217
Jill Cross 