100 Day Project – Day 21 – 8:04 p.m. Today at the community college where I teach the librarians hosted a Banned Book reading. The librarians had a few excerpts to read, and others brought readings as well. We heard segments from Harry Potter, Lolita, And Tango Makes Three and the entire Howl. I was […]
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100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians
September 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians · 100 Days Project, librarians, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
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100 Day Project – Day 18 – Carla
September 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · 100 Days Project, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 18 – 1:45 p.m. (when I started) “Here’s the lesson: If you have something to say on the page, don’t hesitate. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t make excuses. Seize every moment you find to write. Honor your voice and your stories. Starting now. Because this moment is all we have–take it from […]
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100 Day Project – Day 15 – Balance or Roller Coaster
September 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · 100 Days Project, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 15 – 9:17 p.m. Today was a teaching high! Last fall in a 100 level course for pre-service early care and education students, I introduced the concept of deciding what you will read when. Well, it’s not really choosing what you will read of any material – but what you […]
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100 Days Project – Day 11 – Passion
September 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Days Project – Day 11 – Passion · 100 Days Project, Children, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Days Project – Day 11 – 8:31 p.m. “Ten. At the end of the day, good teaching is about having fun, experiencing pleasure and intrinsic rewards … like locking eyes with a student in the back row and seeing the synapses and neurons connecting, thoughts being formed, the person becoming better, and a smile […]
100 Days Project – Day 3 – Time.
September 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Days Project – Day 3 – Time. · 100 Days Project, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Days Project – Day 3 – 5:55 a.m. When I was thinking about doing this project, I had grandiose ideas of reading important authors writing important thoughts about teaching and learning and reflecting on that material. I have read quite a bit of it, and have more stacked up. And, I still intend to […]
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