This weekend I made a bit of an impulse buy at the antique store. Not completely out of character for me. As I mentioned in a previous post, we are in the process of restoring an Antebellum home, built in 1836. I have decided to celebrate my kitchen's small size and play up the history … Continue reading Museum Monday: Hoosier-Style Kitchen Cabinet-#BLOG365 Day 45
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Permission – #BLOG365 Day 38
On most Saturday mornings you will find me at hot yoga. I get up pretty early, enjoy my coffee in the silence of my home, stalk a Twitter chat maybe, and head to yoga. This morning the instructor was talking us through the beginning of our practice and she said something about giving ourselves permission … Continue reading Permission – #BLOG365 Day 38
Be The Pebble That Moves, Not the Rock That Stays – #BLOG365 Day 37 #IMMOOC
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
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
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 