Category Archives: Learning

Tiny Tower Project Days 4 & 5

Posted on 07/20/2012 by

The past two days have been great. On Day 4 the students continued to build their towers. They a coming along quite nicely. I also was introduced to the app 123D Capture, so when they are finished next week, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Education, Learning, Math, Project Based Learning, science | Leave a comment

Model Reading for Students

Posted on 04/02/2012 by

The past couple of days I’ve been tossing around the idea of what to write. What I have been thinking about is why do I read at school? Why would I want to sit in front of my students and … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Reading, School | 3 Comments

A Personal Retreat

Posted on 07/28/2011 by

Yesterday I took the day off from technology. The thought was to be free from 7:00am to 7:00pm. So I took off walking around town and enjoying coffee and to finish a great book. Then around 2:30pm I had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Education, Learning, Personal Retreat, Retreat, School, Teachers, Teaching | 1 Comment

What? You Didn’t Know That?!?!?

Posted on 07/21/2011 by

This morning I was catching up on my Google Reader when I read a post by Pat Hensley. She’s been on a cross country trip and sharing her story along the way. First I read a post of when she … Continue reading →

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Making Plans

Posted on 07/19/2011 by

I recently read a great story called Wood Tape by Scott Nesin. In short, his son had an idea to do something and needed to go to the store. It’s a great adventure of he and his son at the … Continue reading →

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Number 100

Posted on 07/10/2011 by

This is my 100th post. I asked what I should write about and many said to go back and look at my past posts. I went to the first few that I wrote back in November, the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Learning, School, Teaching | 1 Comment

When Learning Stops

Posted on 07/05/2011 by

I want to say that the summer of 2011 is the summer of learning for me. First, as many as you know, I do have a job for the fall. However, it is not in Mathematics, but rather in Science. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle, Bike Ride, Education, Learning, School, Summer 2011, Teaching | 8 Comments