Why I Write
October 20th of every year is The National Day On Writing sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English [NCTE] and The National Writing Project: Every October 20, NCTE celebrates … Continue Reading Why I Write
#21doodledays Slice of Life
Have you shared your smile today? I’m smiling a lot these days. I’ve learned new things about doodling — I’ve learned about lettering and people and expressions. That’s one of … Continue Reading #21doodledays Slice of Life
SOL Waiting
We don’t need to wait. Time passes, and we can’t stop it for the wonderful happenings in our lives to continue. But “Waiting” is the topic for WordPress Weekly Photo … Continue Reading SOL Waiting
Paths Towards Integration
Or: A Brief History in Time. I am fortunate: my teacher education from Eastern Washington University placed the emphasis of learning on doing — projects that focused on objectives but … Continue Reading Paths Towards Integration
Still Thinking Digital Me
By Sheri; find it on Flickr Can you impress somebody in five words? That Daily Create question could be about anything — and there are some humorous ones #tdc1989 , but … Continue Reading Still Thinking Digital Me
Digital Me
by Sheri on Flickr The #digciz twitter conversation buzzes with ideas. I can’t keep up with the DigCiz Schedule. I still need to watch the dialogue at Vialogues with Maha Bali and … Continue Reading Digital Me
DigCiz Hospitality
See at Flickr Many of the people I “hang out” with online are worried about the state of an open and free [in spirit] online community. We’re mostly educators who … Continue Reading DigCiz Hospitality
DigCiz A Journey
Flickr teach.eagle [me] Digital Choices : A Journey The future is what we make it- together, so how each of us engages in the world today and tomorrow matters. A … Continue Reading DigCiz A Journey
Fifty Days of Sketching
Fifty Days of Sketching with #Sketch50 from sketch50.org Follow my own “growth mindset” as I accept a sketching challenge to improve my art and my message. Thank you to all Sketch50 creators … Continue Reading Fifty Days of Sketching
Tinkering With Voices in Poetry
Tinkering, playing around, experimenting: that’s learning. So when Kevin Hodgson [@dogtrax] read my “On Starting: A Poem for Three Voices,” he suggested recording those three voices in a podcast. Kevin … Continue Reading Tinkering With Voices in Poetry
SOL17 DoodleaDay Sketch50 Haibun
A Message from Robins A Haibun Poem I awoke to a new day announced at first light by a chorus of robins, a celebration of the last #doodleaday, ready for … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Sketch50 Haibun
SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces
Doodling is writing in images. The flow for each is similar: idea-draft-share-elaborate-revise-share-enhance-edit-publish. And publishing can be private, shared with a few, public on websites, social media, blogs, journals, etc. For me, … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces
SOL17 DoodleaDay Map Story
Writing. If you’re a writer, you know it isn’t easy. If you’re not a writer, you know it’s hard. Donald Murray assured us that “Writing is hard fun.” In our … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Map Story
SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment
One of my favorite parts of teaching in the middle school is the sense of fairness students demand. Learning about our basic rights to help them formulate a rebuttal to … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment
SOL17 DoodleaDay 27 Text
Kids text a lot. My granddaughter could text without looking. I don’t know how she does that. I remember one of my “hunt and peck” students, put his hands in … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 27 Text
SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
A Story: Today, there is… fear discrimination divisions intolerance power wars hatred Tomorrow there ought to be… calm listen share accept understand hope compromise love: listen openly; value experiences I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
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