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Lessons
Those of you who have been following my blog for the last few days, know that there is a pretty healthy/heated conversation going on at the It’s About Acculturation post. The back and forth in the...
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Let’s Form An Alliance
It’s hard to believe the chatter about #beyondlaptops continues. For those of you involved in the conversations, you know how intense and hopefully fruitful it has all been. I hope that, like me, you...
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We are open. We reach out. We trust.
I just had one of those lessons. You know the kind– the ones that leave you buzzing, because it was all so organic, authentic, and the kids leave giving you hi-fives. The best part about it, was that...
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The Table
Before the year began, I planned to write a post outlining my goals for this school year. Because of a healthy does of laziness, procrastination, and the need to get it just right, that post never...
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What It Might Be- Authentic Student Blogging
I started writing, blogging, whatever you want to call it nearly seven years ago. I started with some important questions, What if we are English teachers and we talk all day about why writing is...
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Thriving Eco-System of Ideas
Some stuff has been happening. Oh boy has some stuff been happen’n. Every few days after I come up for air and try to stop myself from drowning in the sea of life at my new school, I notice that...
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Community, Content and Commodity
I remeber being nervous and stingy and naive when I first joined Flickr nearly five years ago on February 3rd 2007. I knew little about networks or online sharing or photography or copy right or...
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Blogs from the Mouths of Babes
As we continue to explore the rich world of authentic student blogging, it is important to stop and listen to feedback and criticism from time to time. It is important to understand the apprehension...
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No Budget
Hello friends and strangers and readers of all sorts. it has been a while, so I feel a more gentle start is in order. It’s Sunday night and the sky just went from cotton candy, to dolphin belly, to...
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What does love mean in the context of a school?
We had our Moving On Assembly for the grade 8 classes today. I had a very special group this year. I will miss this class something fierce. Here is the speech I gave. (We all raised plants this year,...
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