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Proudly Introducing: Think Thank Thunk!

April 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Today, I’d like to proudly introduce you to the project that I feel like I’ve been giving birth to for the last couple of weeks:
Think Thank Thunk (found at www.3thinks.com)is my humble attempt at a blog specifically written and designed for parents and teachers. It’s still a bit under construction, but I thought I’d […]

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Tags: Writing · Growth · Creativity

Acrostic

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

This is probably going to sound weird, but I actually have a few magical talismans. I found them when I was a kid. Of course I didn’t know it at the time. They aren’t wands or weapons or glowing crystals. They’re just plain, ordinary . . . things. I didn’t […]

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Palindrome Challenge

February 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Palindrome: A word, phrase or sentence (or even series of sentences) that can be read the same from left to right and right to left. (forward and backward)
In 1992 John Jensen, of Carlton University posted a request for original palindromes on an internet writing forum. Here is just a sampling of the better […]

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Lost Your Childlike Brain? Find It Again Here.

January 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Often lately I’ve been reflecting upon my childhood.
Not so much in the psychoanalytical sense of searching for traumatic events or emotional scars or anything like that. But because, as I remember it, I used to have a lot more fun.
Today, as an adult, I worry too damn much. And I think too […]

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Student Work: Now That’s Creative Writing!

December 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

My students have to write every day in a journal/planner that I’ve developed for them. Most of the time I don’t care what they write about, as long as they do it. I always give them a prompt in case they can’t think of a topic, but rarely do I require them to […]

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Paradigm Shift Ahead: Learning Just Got Heroic.

December 17th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I started a Masters program this fall and have to tell you–it’s a blast. I’m learning so many cool things! Recently we were asked to revisit our “Philosophies of Education.” So I got to play around with this the other night.
I’ve mentioned stuff like this in passing before. But I’ve […]

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Tags: Learning · Growth · Creativity

How to kill a house wasp-like a ninja

October 14th, 2007 · 24 Comments

Periodically we’ll get a wasp in the house. You know how it is.
One moment, you’re snacking on toast with peanut butter and chocolate chips, and the next, all hell breaks loose because a wasp starts dive-bombing random targets around the room.
The toast? Fuggetaboutit. One eye’s on the wasp, the other, frantically […]

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Tags: Humor · Fun Stuff · Around the house · Creativity

New Words: From the mouths of middle schoolers

October 11th, 2007 · 6 Comments

A perfect example of how language is alive and growing. I learned two new words today.
Floweremabob–Noun. A word for anything you can’t think of the name of; used in place of thingamabob, used most often for things like this.
As in: “Hand me that flowermabob over there.”
Definitionize–Verb. To write the definition of a […]

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Tags: Humor · Teaching · Creativity

Powerpoint Done Right

October 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Just a quick one tonight. Because when it comes to teaching and learning Powerpoint, I couldn’t have said it better myself:

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Tags: Uncategorized · Learning · Teaching · Creativity

Bill Collar Asks: How’s Your Attitude?

October 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Every other Thursday (or so) we have a morning staff meeting. This morning our principal (bless her heart) shared a little quiz with us to help keep it light. She got the quiz from a book by award winning teacher turned motivational speaker, Bill Collar.
Next week Mr. Collar will be coming to SCF […]

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Tags: Humor · Energy · Growth · Creativity