Relaxing after a long day. Working on two new blog posts, after our visit from Greg Mortenson yesterday. # A great visual, most teachers and students wearing the uniform (sneakers, blue jeans, white shirt) of physics teacher who is retiring #
Entries from May 16, 2008
13 Days Project – Determining the List
May 16, 2008 · 5 Comments · teaching and learning
[Warning - a long post describing an exhilarating process] The Background I have the pleasure of working with our AP US History teacher, Kevin Randolph, and the students on their final project of the year. I am really excited about this process because it will allow Kevin and I to model and participate in an [...]
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The Ultimate Honoring of a Colleague
May 16, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
One of aspect of our school that we cherish is our sense of community. On Friday, May 16th, we had a wonderful example of how this manifests itself with the honoring of our physics teacher, Eric Skalinder, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Today was the last day that our seniors [...]
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Watching the Dots Disappear
May 16, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
One of the sidebar tools that I have enjoyed watching is my ClustrMap. It was awe inspiring to watch the dots, each representing a user somewhere in the world, populate the map over the year. I watched in disbelief that anyone would be interested in what I would have to say. Last week, I received [...]
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We All Have Songs, We All Have Stories
May 16, 2008 · No Comments · teaching and learning
Each year, Rives Collins, an associate professor at Northwestern and Master storyteller, and Julie Shannon, a composer, lyricist, and creator of the Christmas Schooner, arrive on campus to share their stories and songs with our Lower School students. As a school, we are steeped with a great tradition of motivating students to create stories. It [...]
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