Category Archives: Technology

30 Days of Reflection: Day 2, Technology

We have decided to participate in Reflective Teaching: A 30 Day Blogging Challenge for Teachers. This challenge was created by Te@chThought, and the daily prompts can be found here: Reflective Teaching questions. We encourage any teachers to join us in this challenge. … Continue reading

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Ushering in the New Year with a Flourish

By Heather Hollands “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~Annie Dillard My one-word resolution for 2013 is “flourish.” I like one-word resolutions because they guide you throughout the year but don’t restrict you to … Continue reading

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Watching Our Students Find Their Voices (Amy)

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”  ―    F. Scott Fitzgerald, … Continue reading

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Classroom Wishes and Caviar Dreams (Heather)

Several years ago, I met a teacher who taught at a High Tech High  in San Diego. She told me that a glass office overlooked her classroom. That night, I dreamt that I had won an Oprah classroom makeover. It was one … Continue reading

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Getting Connected in the Snowy Upper Peninsula: A Message from President Obama to Our Community and to America (Heather)

“Connecting our people. Competing with the rest of the world. Living within our means without sacrificing what’s required to win our future. We can all do this. We’ve done it before.” “If you can do this in the snowy wilderness … Continue reading

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