Larry Bruce’ Blog

This was sent to me in an email and I thought it was patriotic in a nice welcoming way (not over-the-top) and is rather timeless.
 

Posted via web from Mr. Bruce’s Musings…

Below is a video I recorded this morning of my daughter Carmen putting together a very old puzzle. Her mental representation of what the pieces create is solid and she is able to place them where they belong without error - she even makes a joke about one at about 2 minutes: “Does it fit […]

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Toward the close of this past school year, I had the pleasure of connecting my classroom with another U.S. History classroom in Liberty, MO, using Skype. The teacher, Eric Langhorst, and I configured two half-hour sessions in which our students could discuss recent topics of study.
The impact of that opportunity […]

Recently, a colleague and Twitter-user, @icmcwaffle, Tweeted, “I’m ready for next Wed. when this school year will be complete…time to look at possibilities for next year…” How true!? Naturally (for me anyway), teachers reflect at a school year’s close and wonder what improvements can be made to achieve more the following year… Given the parameters […]

As a teacher of American History, I am also, and always will be, a student of the same. I never tire of acquiring a greater understanding of our collective history. Whether it is reading an historical non-fiction text or articles from journals and periodicals such as Smithsonian, I am at leisure when expanding my conception […]

I applied to the DEN as a Star Educator last spring and, unfortunately, haven’t been able to utilize it to its full capacities. As a full-time classroom teacher with a wonderful Tech-Integration specialist in our district, my opportunities to offer training is limited. If there are any other teachers, even Star Educators, who would like […]

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