April 30, 2018
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Attending Sacramento City USD’s No Time to Lose – A Professional Conference to Activate Change for LGBTQ Youth was a wonderful way to end the work week. This was my second time to participate in this annual event, so I … Continue reading
November 19, 2011
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In a time of continued budget cuts, I would argue that schools should not drop: 1. Spelling – Students need to recognize when spelling is important (as the image above illustrates) and to have the confidence to question the spellchecker: … Continue reading
July 3, 2011
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It’s been a while since I’ve revisited the Library of Congress Teachers website, so I’m attending this session to see what’s new (and as a way to remember my LOC friend and mentor Leni Donlan). Gail Petri is the main … Continue reading
July 5, 2010
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Imagine hearing the peaceful music of the harp drifting across an elementary school campus at the close of a busy school day. This image might bring to mind enrichment programs typical of more affluent school sites. But if 4th grade … Continue reading
March 9, 2010
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Are you kidding me… close Oak Ridge Elementary School?! In what is already less than a banner year for education in general, it was painful to start my morning with a local story, the Sac Bee‘s front page story: 3 … Continue reading
February 21, 2010
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How do we bring administrators on board with 21st century possibilities for teaching and learning? This question has been on my mind since Wednesday, when a colleague shared with me that her principal came to her classroom while she was … Continue reading
August 1, 2009
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I finally bought a copy of Kelly Gallagher‘s Readicide. I wish I had read it sooner so that I could have joined in the VoiceThread and the English Companion Ning discussions. However, I have it now and want to promote … Continue reading
August 24, 2008
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Ok, this is more a rant than plea, but someone needs to speak up for the many first or second-year, non-tenured teachers, who are obviously not really in a position to register a formal complaint regarding the amount of their … Continue reading
March 22, 2008
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I would like to show my support of edublogger Al Upton by pointing readers to Sue Water‘s wiki, which includes a link to Rob Darrow‘s recent post, in which I found Miguel‘s link to Graham Hughes’s badge and a link … Continue reading