Monthly Archives: September 2009
The yeast to activate learning
Jabiz Raisdana, AKA @intrepidteacher, shared an interesting post a few days ago, which he entitled Singing Hearts, in which he wrote about how a group of eighth graders in Missouri connected with his 3 year old daughter in Qatar. Like … Continue reading
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Random facts I learned from Flickr today
They may be random, but I’m still learning. Flickr is fun to browse, but more and more, I’m discovering Flickr to be an interesting way to learn. The photos take me into places I’ve never been, to things I normally … Continue reading
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Don’t bag Facebook
Photo courtesy of phillipsandwich on Flickr This is for all the people who think (and write) that young people use Facebook to waste their time with pointless dialogue, flaunt themselves inappropriately, engage in banal chat about drinking or bully … Continue reading
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Can we see the process in the end product?
Last Saturday my sister (art teacher) and I finally saw the exhibition of work which was the culmination of The Indoor Laneway project. My last post explains the project. The exhibition space is quite large and the ideas behind the exhibit … Continue reading
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Art students collaborate – Indoor Laneway Project
Sometimes things happen in schools. Days and lessons go by and pile up but occasionally an exciting kind of learning takes place. Marie Salinger, art teacher and Director of Learning Enhancement at Whitefriars College (my school), has been a catalyst … Continue reading
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Where the wild things are
Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak has been a picture book favourite for children and adults since 1963. The book is about the wild adventure of a boy named Max who is sent to his room without his … Continue reading
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Why do you write? What gets you flying?
As I’ve mentioned already, Paul C. writes regular posts on a wealth of topics in his blog, Quoteflections. His GPS brings together bloggers from around the world on a topic a month. This month, Ken Allan is the host and … Continue reading
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What do you say to a student who says your reading blog updates are spam?
What do you say to a student who says your reading blog updates are spam? And what do you say when more than one student sends you an email like this one Could you please stop spamming me. You are … Continue reading
How far will an author go?
How far will an author go to fuel a readership? Will he go as far as to don a soft-toy unicorn head to get people to read his book? Well, John Green will and has. He and his brother, Hank, have … Continue reading
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