100 Day Project – Day 51 – 2:09 p.m. SNOW – a big snow storm in October! A snow day today! There’s much to say about the craziness of it, the no electricity, have fun talking and cleaning odd things and doing other chores that require no electricity, and hot cocoa on the sterno! But [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 50 – 10:01 pm Here’s the dictionary definition of “joy:” joy [joi] noun 1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son’s success. 2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 49 – 8:32 pm A few thoughts and moments occurred today that I’m thinking must be related somehow. In one of my Education courses, the students were exploring the printing with various objects (process vs product) in creative experiences. The topic came up of whether food should be used in [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 48 – 8:08 pm First, if by any chance you were counting, I’m sure I’ve miscounted again! Since I tend to miss writing on the weekends; I decided I’ll just count the next day I write, not the days of the week! I haven’t missed more than two days in [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 45 – 9;05 p.m. Become a Big. Do you want to make a difference in the world? Yes, you could donate some money, bring some cans to the food bank, donate your old clothes, your old car, and put coins in the red bucket during the holidays. These are good [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 44 – 9:30 p.m. This evening I had occasion to have dinner with three other very bright, and devoted women: women who have worked for years with young children and their families. Discussion ranged from jobs and families to the state of politics, and about children. This recent study was [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 42 – 8:16 p.m. (If you’re paying attention I skipped Days 40 and 41 over the weekend.) An interesting internet road happened today: First my usual email newsletter blast from Child Care Exchange about Creativity. From there I decided to follow their link to The 99% website that seems to [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 39 – the next day at 6:34….. “It is important to ask and answer this question: What do students need to know and be able to do “out there” as a result of their work in our classrooms.” Ruth Stiehls The Outcomes Primer Exactly! I ask myself this constantly. At [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 50 – Access, yet again
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Important People, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 50 – 9:12 am The President of my college and work place says it eloquently on my behalf today: Access remains the foundation of community colleges : Commentary by President Robert Pura
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