Archive for April, 2010
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Today’s quick tip is in honor of the social studies and history teachers out there. While I have only blogged a bit about this area of education, it is actually my favorite to teach. I loved using this technique in my classroom when looking at a historical figure or event in more detail. This is a fabulous activity for any grade K-8 classroom with a tad bit of adjustment based on the age.
Did you know that April 13 is Thomas Jefferson’s birthday? In honor of the third president of the United States, we will be shaping our activity around his life. Here is what you do:
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Greetings, faithful readers!
I am coming off of an inspiring evening speaking at a career fair with the Girl Scouts of San Diego-Imperial Council, hosted by the Junior League of San Diego. During this event I addressed 50+ 6th through 9th graders about the career of “Teacher.” I was a bit nervous…after all, most of these girls spend a lot of time at schools with teachers, so what would I have to add? To make matters worse, there were some really cool jobs on the panel…gemologist, anyone? I decided to talk with these girls about why I love to teach rather than what teaching was all about. I explained about the creativity, the challenge of reaching all students, the humor required, and the joy of watching learning as it takes place. Ultimately, remembering why I love education was important. If you haven’t taken a moment recently to remember why you entered this field and why it is so wonderful…pause for a moment and remember. It is completely revitalizing!
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Perhaps it is the spring in the air or the sweet sounds of birds chirping. Perhaps I am grateful that my home/office has not been shaken into the Pacific Ocean. Or perhaps it is because my kindergartner is home from school for Spring Break and I have escaped for a few minutes of peace and serenity into my office under the guise of work. I’ll never tell. However, regardless of the motivation, I am feeling generous today and so will begin a serious of little gifts to my loyal blog readers. But first, a little about our philosophy on instructional seminars.
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
Greetings, devoted blog followers! On behalf of all of us at Edstrom Educational Consulting, I would like to wish you a Happy Spring! It has been awhile since I wrote a blog…did you miss us? This Principal Consultant had her wing clipped six weeks ago when she broke her arm snowboarding and subsequently had surgery. However, now castless, we will resume our oh-so-interesting (and dare I say, controversial) discussion of the iPad and its uses in the classroom.
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