Inspire Involvement Necessary; Sprout Partial Ideas– Render Excellence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classrooms of inspiration live by student involvement, sprouting partial ideas, and working together to render excellence for projects that help make … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 14 Inspire Word Art
Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice. ~ Bryant McGill in his Preamble to the Voice … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Stand Up
In many schools across the country directly after the election, and increase in bullying and hateful incidents occurred. [CBS article] I have not found anymore articles indicating this trend has … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 12 Don’t Laugh
I am not a singer, but I sing. It’s off key and not something anyone else wants to hear. But singing soothes the soul. And songs that send me chills … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 11 This Land
Every day I make lunch for myself. In years past, I could skip lunch and stay focused on my projects and eat later or munch on something while I worked. … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 10 Mundane
I grew up Lutheran. I don’t know what that means today, but I know that I learned that Jesus Loves Me, and Jesus loves you, and we are to treat … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 8 Love
How do you overcome your inner critic? #DoodleaDay is helping me have that conversation — the one in the above doodle. It’s so common, isn’t it? Especially if you’re just … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 7 Inner Critic
Other times we hop in the car for that traditional pastime from both our childhoods: the Sunday drive.
I am finding hope in these dark times. I know that many of my friends voted for Trump, and I know them to be kind and caring. Therefore, I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 4
March 1: Pow! Another punch to the people: attack on protecting our air, water, and land: Cut funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by one-fifth! Read the Washington Post article. … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 3
I have, I now understand, taken for granted the idea of freedom and the idea that my country was the greatest on earth, to which people around the world dreamed … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 2
Surviving the paralyzing inhumanity I feel in the country today, I have finally found solace in a daily activity for the month of March found in a tweet by @royanlee. … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay
Rushing in with barely a ‘hello,’ but with scraps of paper in hand, students rushed across the room from their previous class and logged onto their computers in Google Apps. … Continue Reading Slice of Life
What’s my story? It starts on Avenue C. “What is my story?” asks Mark Carman. A story in picture and poetry above share a brief biography: My Histro [no longer available], … Continue Reading BHS My Story
Cherry Tree Cherry Blossoms Thank you Earth for cherry trees bursts of pink blossoms on branches full hiding robin’s nest, but not her too early chirp, my alarm clock. Sheri … Continue Reading Slice of Life NPM16 Cherry Tree
Real readers find a place to read that’s cozy so they can relax and immerse themselves in the world of their tale. During lessons, they’re antsy learning new skills and … Continue Reading Slice of Life Spring Break