On Saturday, May 17th, for a group of our seniors, a dream became a reality. The embarked on a journey that began in Chicago and was going to take them to Moshe, Tanzania, where they are going to be able experience first hand the growth of a school which they raised funds for.
Last year, as [...]
Entries from May 19th, 2008
Turning a Dream Into Reality
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · kilimanjaro, teaching and learning
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Guest Post – Kevin Randolph’s Reflections on Start of 13 Days Project
May 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · teaching and learning
From Kevin Randolph, who is currently not blogging, but hopefully will join the list soon:
Historically the Advanced Placement US History test is given during the first ten days of May and that leaves almost three full weeks of class before our school year ends. I think every AP teacher faces the same dilemma; what to [...]
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Twitter Updates for 2008-05-17
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments · twitter
busy evening writing. three new posts at http://tinyurl.com/26gaso and one more in progress #
last post of the day http://tinyurl.com/6d9gtv. It is a long post, but a reflection of the beginning of a great classroom collaboration #
Riding bikes w wife to next town to get summer concert tix at ravinia and purchase beach tokens for summer. [...]
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Twitter Updates for 2008-05-16
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments · twitter
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 #
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13 Days Project – Determining the List
May 16th, 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 experience which [...]
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