These warm and easy days of Summer give me time to try new things and well… love them. These days I am loving a few new things that help keep the world and myself a little more healthy and happy. Stainless Steel Straws I don’t use a ton of straws in my daily life, but…
I am quite certain I have remembered this before, but July has allowed me a new remembering of that previous rememberment–it is important to play in your teaching. The other day in my ESY Summer School classroom we were listening to the Trolls Soundtrack during Centers time. One of my little pea pods clearly had…
Thank you to Amy at Reflections on Leadership and Learning for introducing me to this idea! Here is a list of things I am “currently” doing, thinking, buying, etc-ing… Current Celebration I am celebrating whimsy. I’ve been using #whimsy365 on my social media accounts to post photos of things that make my thoughts go “awe…
This week I had a few opportunities to appreciate integrity in new ways, and it became a New Favorite Things Friday List in my head. Integrity isn’t exactly a new favorite thing, I’ve always been a fan, as most of us are, but this week I had a couple of opportunities to see integrity in…
I was Google-chatting with my sis this morning and had a remembery that gave me new perspective on the work I do today. Waaayyyy back in 6th grade (think early 80’s… acid wash jeans…leg warmers… neon sweatshirt with “Frankie Says Relax” emblazoned on it….) I experienced a pivotal social moment. Didn’t we all? I went…
This week I noticed myself drawn to things that helped me be precise. If you know me, you may know that I vacillate between precision and a chaotic sort of gut-feel driven decision-making. This was a week of precision. What The Font? I discovered What The Font? a little less than half an hour ago…
Learning about memes with the 2014 Making Learning Connected Collaboration Make Cycle #2. Interesting stuff! I learned so much from Kim’s blog post–To Meme or Not To Meme and her link to this PBS video. I had so much fun with Edna (my imagined blog naysayer) and the idea of a meme. I used…
Okay, I was wrong (one for the list!!!). My understanding of what Beatnik meant was not quite right. Chocolate, coffee and poetry does not a Beatnik make (click here for a definition). So call it what you will, my favorite things this week are reminiscent of coffee shops, black-turtle-neck-beret-wearing artists, and cryptic poetry readings. …
I have been so excited for the Making Learning Connected MOOC this year! I caught the tail end last year and LOVED the brain stretching. A teensy bit late, here is my How To Video for Make Cycle #1: How To Be Barb Montfort http://www.powtoon.com/embed/egV0LLz3hUT/
http://www.horsesinthemorning.com My favorite mistake this week was a small one that had very little impact on anything other than making two people laugh and a third person exclaim that they were happy to hear the laughter. I was trying to say something about not rushing to think too far ahead in a situation–to make plans…
Wear The Cape 