Wow! What amazing feedback I’ve gotten after my last post, Creating CareerSmarts! Thank you to everyone for your kind comments and enthusiasm. I’m so glad that other school counselors (and other ed…
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One Thousand and Sixteen Days, 1016 days…That’s how long between my last 2 squat PRs. 1016 days filled with injuries, doubt, great training, other sports and more than anything else…work. On June 6th, 2013 I herniated 2 discs in my lumbar spine while training the deadlift. I don’t think the deadlift was the culprit of
The Joint Freeing Series is one of the resources provided by Julia Hough in this past weekend’s two-day Chair Yoga workshop. The series particularly interested me because it deals with warmin…
I want to personally thank Lisa Highfill, Sarah Landis and Kelly Hilton for introducing me to my newest obsession, HyperDocs. Ever since I read this blog post about using GAFE to facilitate a learn…
With the advent of the common-core standards, our thinking about how to support second language learners has become super important. While opting for services like Translation Services London is an excellent way to get one’s work translated, one also has to know more than one language fluently. Our current focus for supportive instruction may be on […]
The perfect opportunity you keep picturing in your head? That’s your ego protecting you from change — the feeling of pain and failure that is deliberate practice and experimentation.
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The Joint Freeing Series is one of the resources provided by Julia Hough in this past weekend’s two-day Chair Yoga workshop. The series particularly interested me because it deals with warmin…
As coaches and facilitators of professional learning, our work revolves around providing teachers with constructive feedback that will help them improve their instruction. This process makes good sense to us and we likely feel pretty comfortable with it. I wonder though, how comfortable we feel with asking for and receiving feedback on our own practice? […]
Check for Comprehension in Language classes– learn how to make sure your students are actually understanding you when you speak the target language in class!
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Looking to clarify and arrange complex information in a visually striking way? Check out these graphic facilitation templates from ImageThink.
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I just love books. My first choice for downtime is always to grab a book and I start to get a little jittery when my library queue is low. Here are 12 suggestions for books to read in 2017 if you are looking...Read More »
Abdul Mati Klarwein was born in Hamburg on the 9th of April 1932, to a Jewish architect father from Polish origins, and a German opera singer mother. The three of them fled to Palestine when he was…
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
FULL Vocabulary List Plus Complete Guide to the TOPIK List (Words 1-1260) FULL Vocabulary List (NO TOPIK) (Words 1-720) Low Intermediate Vocabulary & Grammar Week 1: Words 1-72 (Intro + Getting Ready) • Quiz 1 Week 2: Words 73-144 (Units 1-2) • Quiz 2Continue reading ALL Low Intermediate Vocabulary and Grammar Sheets
Adulthood Is a Myth documents the beauty of wasting an entire weekend on the internet, the unbearable agony of holding hands on the street with a gorgeous guy, dreaming all day of getting home and …
Technology can be used to enhance foreign language learning and instruction, but it should be integrated into the curriculum so that it is purposeful and supports learning objectives. Many times te…
This Wednesday, at 8.45pm, I’m speaking on the BBC Radio 4 series Four Thought. In addition to that broadcast, the programme will also be available as a podcast little later, in a longer vers…
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Folktales, Fables, Fairytales, and Tall Tales come up at some point throughout the year with all grade levels from Kinder to 5th grade. Over the years, I’ve found some absolutely WONDERFUL anchor charts that helped me create a visual reminder for my students. Here are some of my favorites! These... Read more
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I don't think I'll ever get over this Essie Office Collection. Before you get too excited... I have looked high and low to see if this was a legit line, but nope. I love that someone took the time to do this - it is SPOT ON. If you don't know by now, I am
When teaching a phonics skill it’s often helpful to use a key word and picture to help the students remember the sound to the letter combinations. For the or/ore/oar phonics bundle, my fabulous artist created “corn” themed borders and game boards and they turned out absolutely adorable! This phonics bundle contains 11 hands-on activities for teaching […]
That’s right, a new free printable worksheet has just been added to the Printables > Worksheets page: Write In the Barlines #1 This worksheet is an one I created a few years ago, and I thought I’d share it here for any of you to use! My students LOVE taking home “extra credit” worksheets (outside… Continue reading Just Added: Write In The Barlines Worksheet #1
Vintage clothes, what to buy, how to wear it, having fun with vintage, making costumes!
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the instructional strategy pendulum swing over to encouraging more use of evidence by students to solve authentic problems. And there’s tons of stuff…
It is fair to say that Darkest Dungeon has captured my attention and imagination in recent weeks. The game’s aesthetic vividly portrays how exploring dungeons and fighting foul monsters is a danger…
In case you are new to fingerpicking, the fingers on the right hand now have letters to denote which finger patterns you will play in a particular section. The thumb is p, the index finger is i, the m
