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
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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
When in the Real World? – #BLOG365 Day 216
Today my son asked me this : "When will we ever not be able to look at our notes or our books in the real world?" Truer words have never been spoken. When? I have rarely been without the help of my materials, my colleagues, my notes in the real world. In fact, no one … Continue reading When in the Real World? – #BLOG365 Day 216
@NBPTS Renewal Reflections-#BLOG365 Day 215 #nbctstrong
I write everyday on this blog. I reflect on my practice consistently here. But for some reason the reflection portion of my National Board renewal is giving me the most fits. Maybe because the prompts are prescribed, maybe because my experiences have been vast and varied over the last 10 years, maybe because I … Continue reading @NBPTS Renewal Reflections-#BLOG365 Day 215 #nbctstrong
To Blog or Not to Blog…- #BLOG365 Day 214
I have been staring at this blog screen on and off all day today. I'm not feeling any inspiration today. I could force a blog post or I could just let it go. I think I am going to just let it go. Hopefully, tomorrow my blogging muse will be back.
Consider a Door as a Focal Point-#BLOG365 Day 212
I was reading an article in Southern Living this weekend about updating an old home. "Worth the Wait." Definitely a topic of interest to me having lived in two 19th century homes. But, this time it wasn't the ideas about renovating and redecorating that ended up catching my attention. It was a few words … Continue reading Consider a Door as a Focal Point-#BLOG365 Day 212
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