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A View of the Web: November 2014
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. This is the first year of my teaching career (including my student teaching) that I have not coached a sport. This is the first of 10 years that I get to focus solely on my classroom. I was so excited that I could finally get to all the things I never had time to do. I still don't have any time. I talked about reflection here. And said that the second part of this "Say YES" was coming soon. Scary, but YES. Will you share that t...
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A View of the Web: The Girl Next Door
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Girl Next Door. I am now closing my classroom door for the 9th year in a row. In many ways, this was one of my best and favorite years. Most of the reasons involve things that happened inside my classroom. It was a fun year. I enjoyed what I was teaching, how I was teaching it, and found myself excited about the things to come. You see. My sister was teaching in that room. Her second year of teaching, first one at Cheney. Twin Tu...
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My Own Backyard: We'll See How This One Goes
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If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. We'll See How This One Goes. I'm unplugging for Lent this year. What does this mean, exactly? Well, for me, for the next forty days at least, it means. No Facebook (obviously). Or Instagram (which I just have to. Follow my kids) or Twitter (which I use even less). I want to give...
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My Own Backyard: April 2015
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If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Why I'm Opting Out. It's that time of year, again. Standardized Testing time. And we've decided to opt our children out. Spoiler Alert: It's not (just) because I'm a dissenting pot-stirrer. :). I don't know enough about it. The test itself and the testing process bothers me.
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My Own Backyard: September 2014
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If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Friday, September 26, 2014. I Dont Know What Youre Doing Tonight, But. Here at Pozo de Dinero, we're gonna party like it's 1985! Congratulations, Kansas City Royals! We love you guys! We wore skinny jeans back then, too. And crop tops. Thursday, September 18, 2014. I got a new phone last month. Back to sch...
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My Own Backyard: February 2015
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If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. We'll See How This One Goes. I'm unplugging for Lent this year. What does this mean, exactly? Well, for me, for the next forty days at least, it means. No Facebook (obviously). Or Instagram (which I just have to. Follow my kids) or Twitter (which I use even less). I want to give...
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A View of the Web: Century of Progress: A Jouney to Become a Better Teacher
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Monday, February 4, 2013. Century of Progress: A Jouney to Become a Better Teacher. It was over three years ago that I first received an email asking me to take part in a survey our education cooperative (ESSDACK) was needing for a grant project provided by the Teaching American History program. It would be called Century of Progress. I hate the word ". Automatically I got a yucky taste in my mouth. Submit lesson plans and allow for you to be videotaped.
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A View of the Web: February 2015
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Tips for Adding Writing to you Classroom: From a Non-Writing Teacher. I teach Social Studies. I was NOT trained on how to teach writing. At all. So, when I was told a few years ago that I needed to start incorporating more writing into my Social Studies classes, I panicked. How can I require kids to do something that I'm not even sure on how to grade it? Or what to actually require of them? Or what to actually say? Do it now....
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A View of the Web: April 2015
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Want a fun way to teach (or review) the different types of governments with your students? PSif you're not using Pinterest yet to search for ideas for your classroom.what are you waiting for? It's not just a place to get recipe and craft ideas, there are some cool classroom activities, lesson plans, and organization strategies that can easily be modified to fit your needs. I found this little gem of an idea there earlier this year.
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A View of the Web: Infographics
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A View of the Web. Think Different. Do History. Friday, January 16, 2015. You plan a lesson, activity, or project that just hits all the right marks. Creativity. Technology. Content. Learning. And the kids deliver. They participate. They enjoy it. They learn. And that is how I started 2015 with my 8th graders. Throughout the summer, the basic idea of making an infographic grew. The project is this. The 8th graders at Cheney Middle School will create an infographic poster over social studies topics ta...
