August 2012
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Watching the last vaulter.
Mom: Now fall on your butt.
Me: That's not very nice mom.
Mom: Well, everyone else has. Why shouldn't she?
Aug 6th
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positivelypersistentteach: I think it would be cool if two teachers from Tumblr had their classes debate a topic via Skype. Just sayin’. thepreciseabstract liked this thepreciseabstract reblogged this from world-shaker educationalmusings reblogged this from world-shaker world-shaker reblogged this from talesofan8thgradeteacherand added: You can set it all up here:...
Aug 6th
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I think it would be cool if two teachers from Tumblr had their classes debate a topic via Skype. Just sayin’.
Aug 5th
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A list of pop songs that relate to or were... →
everyfiredies: In my search for Frankenstein resources, I found this! This list is pretty thorough as far as literature usually taught in high school goes. It ranges from Shakespeare to Orwell to Laurie Halse Anderson. And I just learned that Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” was inspired by Frankenstein: WIN! The list notes the songs that have been confirmed as inspiration for a song, but...
Aug 5th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
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BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER.: Dear Americans who do... →
agirlnameddavis: positivelypersistentteach: I love my students. They become “my kids” the moment they cross the school threshold. They are still my kids when they have interrupted me more times than you could count to ask me a question that I was about to talk about before they interrupted me. I still… You, my dear OP, are the exception to the rule. A sweetheart, but still the exception...
Aug 4th
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theatlantic: This is the only surviving footage of Mark Twain—and it was filmed by Thomas Edison.
Aug 3rd
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ashleymitsenf reblogged your post: Teachers on Tumblr with Wish Lists block If I have money leftover from what my parents have given me for textbooks, I will help you guys out! Sweetest message of the day.  But really, you’re probably going to have to buy more text books eventually.  College budgets are tight.
Aug 3rd
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Plan part 2 in effect.
Thanks Inothernews!  You’re the best!
Aug 3rd
If you just messaged me, I didn’t get it. I promise I’m not ignoring anyone.
Aug 3rd
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Teachers on Tumblr with Wish Lists
Positivelypersistentteach’s wishlist is here. Girlwithalessonplan’s wishlist is here. Listenlearninspireteach’s wishlist is here. Thinkbrit’s wishlist is here. Novicephoenix’s wishlist is here. Diaryofafyt’s wishlist is here. HeyMissAt’s wishlist is here. Msleahhbic wishlist is here. Donteatthepaste’s wishlist is here. Hithertokt’s...
Aug 3rd
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ELLs Are Focus in Teacher-Led Project on Common... →
After the first read-through of the Chopin text, the teachers will ask English-learners to answer basic questions about the story, and will show those answers visually in a Power Point presentation to help them understand, and reinforce, the meaning of the text, she said. Also, she said, the teachers designed a simple graphic organizer to help ELLs understand who the characters are in the story...
Aug 3rd