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Sometimes Learning Just Happens…
An amazing thing happens with fifth grade students after holiday break. I’m not sure if it’s due to the gradual emergence into preadolescence or if it’s the desire to be back in a structured...
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Finally…7 Things You May Not Know About Me Meme
The last few months have changed me. My world has broadened. My resources have multiplied exponentially, I have established a digital footprint, and I have collaborated with colleagues around the...
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Found! The Best Form of Professional Development (in my humble opinion)
In the last five months my teaching has transformed. I am tuned in to the world of education for the first time in my career. At times I have been overwhelmed by it all; only because I truly did not...
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Twitter Mosaic Meme
My e~friend Linda tagged me for this meme (first time I saw the term I had to look it up:). What a great idea it is too…often I go to my friends’ following lists in order to find more like-minded...
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What a Reader Wants
You’ve heard it, I know you have. “I hate reading, it’s boring.” I used to get frustrated when my students said that. Now I take those words to be a challenge; a challenge to find “The Book”. I truly...
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Stuck Between a Basal and Too Much Background Knowledge
This is my first post in what I hope will be a series reflecting on my transition (and growth) from a fifth grade environment to first. Admittedly, it has been a very rocky start (though I don’t...
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My emergence into the blogosphere…
I’m not quite certain why it has taken me so long to begin my own personal blog. I believe I had convinced myself that it would take too much time to put my thoughts into a comprehensible format. I...
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Why does it take Courage to Post?
I have been wanting to post, needing to post, planning to post, for quite some time. I have no other excuse, than that I was hesitant to document the last few years of my professional life. I made a...
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Meeting Students Where they Are. Virtually.
Thanks to @snbeach and the team at Powerful Learning Practice for the amazing infographic! http://plpnetwork.com/ There is something about a face to face connection, that makes it all real. I am a...
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#TeacherPoets – Assignment Week 1
Crista Anderson:Very excited to be taking part in this experience! More to come as I learn to find confidence in my voice. Originally posted on Christopher Lehman: Hi TeacherPoets. We’re gearing up for...
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