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In Case You Missed It: TED’s First TV Special 11 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
I enjoy the occasional TED talk, so it was great to find out that their first TV special that aired this past Tuesday on PBS centered around Education. The musician, John Legend hosted, and talks were...
The Language We Choose to Use with Students and Its Impact 30 Apr 2013 | 09:42 am
Last week, as part of our parent speaker series, my school hosted Dr. McCurry. A clinical child psychologist, his talk was titled: The Anxiety Dance: A Parent’s Guide. He spoke mainly about how we ca...
Learning About Giving 16 Apr 2013 | 03:18 am
Students love field trips, and I do too. Visits have to be meaningful though, not just a fun day off from school. When planning trips, one needs to ask what the children learning from the experience....
Getting Comfortable With What You Don’t Know 28 Mar 2013 | 12:22 am
One of the sessions at the NAIS conference was titled ‘Unplugged’ which was organized as an ‘unconference’. I attended this for a few reasons: 1) my friend and colleague, Liz was involved, 2) I am a ...
What Makes a School Great? 19 Mar 2013 | 06:26 am
Almost a month has past since the NAIS annual conference, and many of the ideas shared are still present in the back of my mind. The theme of the conference was “Think Big, Think Great,” and outgoing ...
How Can Kids Take Risks in a “Safe” Environment? 8 Mar 2013 | 08:28 pm
I’ve been guilty of telling parents of students in my class that we have a safe classroom environment where we encourage students to take risks. I’ve come to realize that risk and safety are are reall...
“If We (Teachers) Can Be Replaced By A Computer Screen, … 7 Mar 2013 | 08:14 pm
…we should be.” Cathy Davidson That was pretty much how the NAIS conference ended. It was the last slide for Cathy Davidson’s closing keynote. I couldn’t agree more with that statement. For some teach...
All It Takes Is One Person 6 Mar 2013 | 08:15 pm
There were so many great ideas shared at the NAIS conference. Some were new, some validating, and some that challenged my own philosophy about education. While I need time to process and reflect, I al...
Reflecting on Presenting at #NAISAC13 5 Mar 2013 | 09:38 am
One of the things I love best about learning is sharing that experience with my students. After all, learning is what I ask them to do each day. I learned so much from presenting at the National Assoc...
Inspire Life-long Learners by Being One 1 Mar 2013 | 06:25 am
Today, I had the added privilege of presenting at the conference and was both humbled and honored with the opportunity to do so. I’m also amazed at the kinds of innovative success stories that are bei...
