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Goal 25: Build Relationships With Them #30Goals

Goal 25 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2011 One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” ~ Carl Jung [...]

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Goal 24: Support Character Development #30Goals

Goal 24 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2011 “The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity.”~ Paulo Freire Goal Short-term- Present a world problem, tragedy, or situation to your students and have them brainstorm ways to improve the situation. Long-term-Organize an event in which [...]

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Children and Cardboard Boxes

In addition to this blog I have been posting a few times at the Cooperative Catalyst blog, which is a fantastic forum to read various opinions on how we can transform education. The educators have vast experience and pour their hearts out in every post. This post I originally posted on the Cooperative Catalyst blog [...]

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How Do We Nurture Passion?

Earlier this week, I shared this video of sixth grader, Greyson Chance, singing a cover of Lady Gaga’s song, Paparazzi during his school’s festival. Feel the Passion… This video astonished me for many reasons. One reason is the passion that this sixth grade boy shows. He clearly loves playing the piano and singing this song. [...]

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RoohIt Highlighter: New Way of Online Research?

In my pursuit to improve your personal learning on this blog, I have added a few new widgets. One of my favorite new finds is the Roohit web highlighter, which I learned about at Ziipa. Roohit is more than a highlighting tool. This tool allows you to actually interact with the materials in blogs and [...]

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