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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: The start of a new year - breaking the ice.
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Sunday, August 2, 2015. The start of a new year - breaking the ice. Tomorrow is the official start of the 2015-2016 school year. Right now, at this unique moment, anything is possible this year - all goals are within our grasp. With the right mindset, the potential is astounding. Below is a quick snapshot of some of the things I do:. 1 A copy goes up on the bulletin board in the front of the room. After all, in our homes we keep pictures of our family, my schoo...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: November 2014
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Monday, November 24, 2014. I remember a Facebook program a few years ago that ranked the top ten words you used in your posts. Once it caught on, I remember scanning list after list and thinking about how the words matched with the friends I knew in life and their words on-line. They weren't bad - I'd remember that - they just weren't intentional. It was a gentle reminder to be intentional in how you treat others. 1 I'm grateful for God. For His son who loves m...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: End of the year musings
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. End of the year musings. Well, another end of the school year has come and gone . . . The room is packed up tight, desks stacked in the corner, chairs tower over them. My workspace is wiped clean - no papers, no clips, no books scattered about. The plants are gone, the printer sits quietly in the corner. The cords are unplugged, the colorful messages packed away. I dislike the end of the year. But I miss my students. I still miss them. It wil...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: Finding Adventure
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Friday, March 6, 2015. Adventure calls us. It lurks around the corner. It whispers in an ear. Sometimes it's giant and yells at us through a megaphone. Other times it's quiet and sits waiting to be noticed. Then there is the adventure that nags at us, trying to engage, stop, and notice. It's a gift that has been given to us. Like all gifts, once given freely, it's up to us how we use it. March 6, 2015 at 7:41 AM. Its the quiet adventures that I dont want to miss...
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Vroom. Fueling Education.: The Compelled Tribe
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My District - My School. Who are we and what is our purpose? The Compelled Tribe is a collection of educators that commit themselves to writing, reading and sharing of their blog posts. We believe that the process of blogging is a part of our reflection process in our teaching and learning. We write, we read and we share. We are better for it. Here is part of message we sent to our tribe when we first started in 2015:. Here's the format for posting and sharing:. Susan B. Bardin. Victoria L. Day. For many...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: August 2015
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Sunday, August 2, 2015. The start of a new year - breaking the ice. Tomorrow is the official start of the 2015-2016 school year. Right now, at this unique moment, anything is possible this year - all goals are within our grasp. With the right mindset, the potential is astounding. Below is a quick snapshot of some of the things I do:. 1 A copy goes up on the bulletin board in the front of the room. After all, in our homes we keep pictures of our family, my schoo...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: Leaving a Legacy
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Thursday, June 4, 2015. Thanks to @MuellerHolly for creating a space for reflection on our spiritual journey each week. This week's topic came from @dashthebook about leaving a legacy. Feel free to read and enjoy our musings on Holly's blog ( http:/ www.hollymueller.blogspot.com/. Or join in on the fun. I'd love to read your reflections as well. Then there are musicians. Music feeds the soul in so many ways. The legacy they leave, their mark on the world, c...But I...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: Dive
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Thursday, February 19, 2015. I've been thinking about the word dive for the last few days. It takes me back to the summer when I was 13. That was the summer I started teaching swimming lessons. I remember one of my favorite lessons was to teach how to dive. To teeter on the edge of the pool. Eyes on your stomach so your head would go in first. Hands clasped together over your head. Butterflies dancing in your stomach. Life is kind of like diving. Most people want t...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: August 2014
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Sunday, August 24, 2014. Being Real with Relationships. I say this often. They do. Without them we would be a society without passion, without commitment, without learning. Most importantly - a world without meaning. But what does that really mean? At this point, it's not even a choice. By the time they walk in my room, I already care about them. There are many ways I show this. 4 I ask for grace. I'm not perfect. I'm a continual work in progress, and this ...5 Emb...
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher: October 2014
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Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Thursday, October 23, 2014. A little while ago my phone rang. It was my mom with news that I've been dreading since last March. My cousin has lost her 15 year battle with breast cancer. She has always been my hero. I used to love visiting her family - she was three years older - the perfect age for me to put her on a pedestal. She never minded. I can still hear her soft voice tinged with a Southern accent patiently talking, listening, accepting. Yes - chose it often.
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