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My daughter’s first short, short story
My daughter Madison, 8, is not one for busy work. When she discovered that her new 3rd grade teacher wanted to write out her spelling words 3 times each every week, she rolled her eyes and said “I have to do that again?” I decided that this year, I was going to ask her teacher [...]
It’s Official! EdCamp is coming to Citrus County, FL
EdCamp is coming to Florida! Citrus High School in Inverness, FL will be hosting Florida’s first ever EdCamp event. The event will be held on December 4th, 2010 in conjunction with the event in New York City being held on the same day. We are working with the folks in NYC to come up with [...]
Brilliant response by Florida educator to SB 6
I came across this on Facebook. Since Facebook is blocked in most, if not all, school districts, I am reposting it here…
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I am a teacher in Florida.
I rise before dawn each day and find myself nestled in my classroom hours before the morning commute is in full swing in downtown Orlando. I scour [...]
Just the links, m’am – checkin’ out ReadTwit
Twitter has been one of my primary sources for professional development for quite some time. My PLN consistently shares amazing resources that can be useful to myself or my staff. However, as my network grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with all of the great things being shared. This is where ReadTwit comes [...]
StudentCon 2010
If I learned anything this past weekend from my virtual attendance of Educon, I learned that teachers need to occasionally take a back seat to their students and learn from them. Students have so much to offer and we, as educators, forget that we are not always the experts in the room nor do we [...]
