I love to kick start PD sessions by asking the question “What were the first golf balls made from?” Usually, people respond wood. Actually, the first golf balls were made from leather sacks filled with goose feathers. Took a few versions before they figured out wood might work best. They began with smooth wood balls [...]
I imagine that we are all guilty of using the a little too much in emails and texts, but today let’s let the <3 for the run free. On September 19th 1982, at 11:44 am, a computer scientist, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, by the name Scott Fahlman became the father of How [...]
We all need it. A little something that cheers us on, inspires us to do more, to keep reaching is a good thing. I came across this today, watched, sucked back some tears (I’m a mush), and thought about all the great things teachers do every day. The teachers at Tavares High School in Florida [...]
I’ve mentioned this before I’m sure, but I’ll say it again. I LOVE COLLECTING THINGS. I can’t stop myself. So tools that help me organize my digital collections of recipes, crafty ideas (that I may never actually make), and classroom tricks are always on my list of favorite things. Recently, I discovered Pinterest (pin + [...]
Lance has been a fan of PhotoPeach for a while. He’s been raving about it for something close to a year or more, so I added it to my list of things to explore. A few months ago, I gave it a shot when I was working with some 4th graders. I loved how easy [...]
When I was in Jr. high school, (yes, it was call Jr. high then) I was a library helper (cough… nerd) at school AND a volunteer at The Museum. I obviously like to curate things. I call it curate; some folks call it collect. My husband calls it hoarding. Fortunately for our household, I have [...]
I’ve been thinking for a while that Oprah isn’t the only one who should get to have a list of her favorite things. As the self-proclaimed DEN Princess, I’ve decided that I too shall periodically share a favorite thing. Today, I’ll start things off with a tool that I learned about first during DEN Summer [...]
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