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Joy and Learning: March 2014
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The Teacher and Curriculum. The teacher neither brings the curriculum to the school nor is he or she solely the creator of such. Rather, the teacher is only one of the contributors to the creation of the relationship they call 'school'.". Carol Brunson Day, in The Unscripted Classroom. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I also have a classroom daily news blog that I invite you to visit for a flavor of everyday life with my class of "Turtles.". The Turtles @ AFS.
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Joy and Learning: September 2011
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. Does It Build Community? And so the kindness is a work in process. The community aspect is still a little murky for their young minds, but they are chewing on it. Is there even a rule about shoes? Or had I just made that up on the spot? Links to this post. Sunday, September 11, 2011. So what does it mean for a teacher to take risks? What are the conditions that need to exist for teacher, children, or any kind of learner to take a risk? At my school, we work on an emergent cu...
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Joy and Learning: The Stories We Tell
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Friday, September 6, 2013. The Stories We Tell. On Mondays, the Lower School faculty meet together for professional development and business. Today Jeanne Calloway, our Math Specialist shared some wonderful resources with us. She began by playing this video:. And then shared the following reflection: "How many of us walk around saying 'I'm bad reading? Now how often do we say that about math? So, how's the water? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Classroom and School. The Turtles @ AFS.
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Joy and Learning: September 2013
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Friday, September 6, 2013. The Stories We Tell. On Mondays, the Lower School faculty meet together for professional development and business. Today Jeanne Calloway, our Math Specialist shared some wonderful resources with us. She began by playing this video:. And then shared the following reflection: "How many of us walk around saying 'I'm bad reading? Now how often do we say that about math? So, how's the water? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Classroom and School. The Turtles @ AFS.
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Joy and Learning: Spreading the Joy of Outdoor Learning: Greening Urban School Yards
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Thursday, May 10, 2012. Spreading the Joy of Outdoor Learning: Greening Urban School Yards. I was so lucky to be a part of an amazing Collaborative Design Charrette and Public Presentation. Today in Center City. I am so excited about this initiative which brought together experts like landscape achitects (including my talented friends at Viridian Landscape Studio. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Classroom and School. Danielle's post on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The Turtles @ AFS. Who Do I Belong To?
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Joy and Learning: June 2012
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Saturday, June 2, 2012. The block area was very popular this morning, and I sat down to observe all the goings-on. I recently visited the TriBeCa Community School in Manhattan where one of the teachers described their approach to problem solving saying, "We don't negotiate turn-taking; we facilitate dialogue." I loved this framing of the issue, and so I sat down with the intention to try it out. It turns out there was a lot. I ask questions like:. What is the problem? How can we solve this problem? I lov...
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Little Frog's Blog: 06/07/12
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Welcome to the Little Frog Families! Thursday, June 7, 2012. Delivering Thank You's and Some Surprises Along the Way. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We love that extended family and friends are keeping up with our blog! Or, if we got very interested in bugs, and you knew about an amazing bug book or a very wonderful bug website, it would be great if you would share that with us. Our blog not only helps you connect with us, it can build connections from you. And we can talk about it. Welcome! Delivering Than...
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Little Frog's Blog: 05/22/12
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Welcome to the Little Frog Families! Tuesday, May 22, 2012. We read lots of books and worked on many puzzles this morning. After cleaning up, we headed out for a weather check,. And discovered that it was only raining under one tree (when we shook the branches). At Morning Meeting, we took our wiggles (of which we had many), shook, them, squished them, tasted them, balanced them on our noses, figured out what color they were, and then put them in a box - with a tight lid. Others drew on the easel. Then w...
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Little Frog's Blog: 05/24/12
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Welcome to the Little Frog Families! Thursday, May 24, 2012. This morning, we examined our ant farm. Our ants didn't seem to be doing too well, so we talked about what we should do. We could only see a few ants walking around, so we opened the top to get a closer look. Suddenly, the ants woke up! Lots of them started running around. Now, we are not sure what to do with them, although we are leaning toward letting them loose and finding some other ants. We decided to do some research. Like the Turtle song.
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Joy and Learning: June 2013
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Using Language to Raise Healthy Whole People. As educators, we teach far more with what we say and do than what we sing at Morning Meeting. At snack and at lunch we are modeling healthy attitudes to food and our bodies. On the playground and on walks, we have opportunities to feel strong and reflect those experiences for our students. Http:/ www.rolereboot.org/life/details/2013-06-when-your-mother-says-shes-fat. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Turtles @ AFS.
