[#leadershipday13] What if?
It’s Leadership Day at Dangerously Irrelevant! To celebrate the author has given a throw down: On Thursday, August 15, 2013, blog about whatever you like related to effective school technology leadership: successes, challenges, reflections, needs, wants, resources, ideas, etc. Write a letter to the administrators in your area. Post a top ten list. Make a podcast or…
[Teaching Ideas] Vocabulary Development–Greek Roots
A coworker posed a question to me on Friday and I stewed on it all weekend. How would I teach Greek and Latin roots to middle grade students? This sent my mind to spinning. I’ve never been a strong proponent of weekly spelling or vocabulary lists and quizzes. I found that my strong students memorized…
[#pb10for10] Picture Books, Picture Books, Everywhere Are Picture Books
I heard about the 10 for 10 Picture Book event a few times today and finally, just now, realized I needed to get off of my tookus and add my own in. Here are my 10 favorite, can’t-live-without picture books. Poetry and Art 1. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou (art by Jean-Michele Basquiat) Jean Michele…
[Photo-a-Day] Bicycle Curves
Posted for #sdawpphotovoices and #augustbreak13
[#113texts] Mentor Text Submission–Thinking in Numbers by Daniel Tammet
For my first #113texts Mentor Text Challenge post, I am going out on a limb, out of the box, out of… something. This isn’t a typical mentor text for me, nor is this a typical mentor text post. But then again, the #113texts Mentor Text Challenge isn’t typical either, now is it? Caveat: I am…
[Photo A Day] August Break and Symmetry
A colleague of mine began the August Break 2013 on her blog. I like the idea of making a commitment to posting a photo a day and using that opportunity to reinvigorate your blogging. I am already taking part in a photo-a-day activity with the San Diego Area Writing Project on their blog (which I, ahem,…
