20,000 people: 19,782 of them women at least!  The NAEYC Annual Conference began officially today — 20,000 people involved with young children – what a sight! Daughter, Granddaughter and I left yesterday morning. We had a planes, trains, automobiles, and even a couple of buses kind of day (Not to mention hauling luggage up two […]
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PictureBook Plays in DC
November 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on PictureBook Plays in DC · Musings
My daughter and I leave Tuesday to present at and attend the NAEYC Annual Conference. If you’re going, come meet us and say hello on Thursday, November 19, at 4 – 5 pm Room207A of the Washington Conference Center. We’ll be presenting: “Picturebook plays: Saying “yes” to physical and vocal theatrical expression with your preschoolers.” […]
School Memories
October 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on School Memories · photo of the week
A 40th high school reunion. A little book at the store that asks grandparents to write down memories of their school days. A little worry that I haven’t heard from my childhood school friend for too long. Friending my favorite high school teacher on Facebook. I teach for a living and I have for a […]
Integrative Learning Conference
June 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Integrative Learning Conference · Musings, Work
       I drove down today to attend a conference at Fairfield University: Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign IX: Integrative Learning in Practice. After a pretty nice dinner, participants were led through several exercises where integrative thinking, learning and creation were necessary. Being academics, it was quite possible! I think that there were some folks who […]
Endings and beginnings
December 21st, 2007 · Comments Off on Endings and beginnings · Learning Spanish, My Goals, travel
Well, here we go! Although I need to go to campus for a couple of days in January to finish up some paperwork, clear off the desk (and to clean out the snack drawer – apologies to the mouse), and finish the end of semester grading, I am very close to being officially on sabbatical! […]
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