Last year Wonder was on my son's summer reading list. Precepts have a big role in the book. The book begins with teacher, Mr. Browne, presenting a lesson on precepts, or "rules about really important things." Each month the teacher presents a new precept for the class to consider. My son was tasked with creating his own … Continue reading Be The Pebble That Moves, Not the Rock That Stays – #BLOG365 Day 37 #IMMOOC
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You Know You’re An Educator’s Child When… – #BLOG365 Day 36
My son takes Logic this quarter. Next week he has a debate for his final project. We are in the middle of a discussion about uniforms at our school. There have been surveys, and parent meetings, and discussion groups. So, my son's class will be debating uniforms. He was assigned to argue against uniforms and … Continue reading You Know You’re An Educator’s Child When… – #BLOG365 Day 36
A Culture of Learning Vs. a Culture of Compliance – #BLOG365 Day 35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI I saw this video last week during a presentation by Dr. Tim Elmore. It has been on my brain all week. I feel like it encompasses my thoughts and concerns about education. We are in a battle in education right now and its a battle for the futures of our children. Do we want … Continue reading A Culture of Learning Vs. a Culture of Compliance – #BLOG365 Day 35
It Starts With Intentions – #BLOG365 Day 34
Yesterday one of our teachers hosted a yoga class after school on campus. I was so grateful to her for offering her time and for sharing her practice with other faculty members. During the after school class yesterday my co-worker offered up the invitation to set an intention at the beginning of the class. Yesterday was … Continue reading It Starts With Intentions – #BLOG365 Day 34
Museum Monday: Cincinnati Plate – #BLOG365 Day 33
A few summers ago I had the opportunity to be part of the American Revolution Teacher Institute at the Society of the Cincinnati. I had no idea about the Society before my visit.The Society of the Cincinnati was organized in 1783 by Continental officers. It was the first Veteran's organization in the United States. George … Continue reading Museum Monday: Cincinnati Plate – #BLOG365 Day 33
Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – #BLOG365 Day 32
We all remember our favorite teachers. I remember mine quite vividly. Names, activities, experiences. All that makes them my favorite in my memory. Sr. Regina- Third grade. We did plays A LOT! It must have been at least one a quarter. Everyone had a part. They were always different. My favorite role was Pixie, … Continue reading Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – #BLOG365 Day 32
#Priorities… – #BLOG365 Day 31
Over the summer I had one of the moments when I felt like I was winning as a parent. We had been talking about taking the short drive up to Plains to see Jimmy Carter teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church for a while. We gave my son the choice of a trip to see … Continue reading #Priorities… – #BLOG365 Day 31
Ancient Rome Interdisciplinary Unit Reflections – #BLOG365 Day 30
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
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
Jill Cross 