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After the Mindfulness Workshop: Some Resources to Share
August 14, 2017
I recently gave a workshop on Mindfulness in the Classroom. I’m writing this blog to share resources with the workshop participants–and anyone else who is interested in mindfulness practices. First of all, I want to thank Inside Out Literary Arts Project, especially Suma, Kristine, Alise, and Lia for inviting me to share my work on […]
Posted in: Mindfulness, Stories from The Present
Weaving Together Writer’s Workshop, Reader’s Workshop, and Land Ethic in ELA9
July 10, 2017
10 July 2017 I am really excited about the new school year now. I’ve recently returned from Baraboo, Wisconsin, where I attended the second Building A Land Ethic Conference hosted by the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and I’ve been thinking about how to incorporate the idea of Land Ethic in the ELA9 course. Now that I’ve […]
Posted in: Stories from The Archive, Stories from The Present
Rip-Roaring-Ready to GO! with Independent Reading
June 21, 2017
I go to a lot of concerts. I LOVE live music and dancing, especially Cajun and Zydeco dancing. One time, I was seeing Terrance Simien at the Ark in Ann Arbor. I was on the dance floor, and I was getting DOWN, when Terrance turned his attention on me! First he started dancing with me, […]
Posted in: Reading, Stories from The Present
Artifact Analysis: Daily Lesson Plans
June 19, 2017
One of the artifacts that has a lot of information in it is the document with my Daily Lesson plans. I make one Google document for each class for each trimester, and I project it on the screen each day, displaying the day’s learning goal, instructions, due dates, and announcements. I haven’t yet, but in […]
Posted in: Reading, Stories from The Present
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