handwritten on August 21, 2016
I do think, as teachers, we sometimes become so caught up in the curriculum that we forget to think outside of the box. This summer, I really felt as if I could take creative liberty with my lessons. For the particular group of students I was teaching, I found that many of them were quite drawn to moving pictures, song lyrics, movies and videos. In fact, I found that the reading comprehension strategies that were quite difficult in a written passage were quite easy for them when given a different medium. Thus, I often introduced a skill with a small video or thought-provoking clips from an inspiring movie. During the week in which I was teaching character analysis, round vs. flat...
handwritten on August 18, 2016
I note the obvious differencesbetween each sort and type,but we are more alike, my friends,than we are unalike.
We are more alike, my friends,than we are unalike.
If you have been watching the Olympics, you may have come across a rather memorable Apple commerical played countless times between events.
Sometimes, we pass through life and we hear a lot of static, noise and chaos. Then, sometimes, we are lucky enough to not only hear spoken words but also to feel them within us. These moments are rare, and I knew after hearing the above words, I was on to something. This was going to be my class theme for the year. This was life. This was the environment that I tried to create within my...
handwritten on July 5, 2016
This morning we were lucky enough to view the Grand Canyon via a small airplane. The view was unbelievable, we were able to truly see the rocks, the ripples in the water and the shrubbery. To say it was awe inspiring would be an understatement. I truly enjoyed viewing one of the most majestic places of the seven natural wonders.
On our way back to Vegas we stopped along the famous highway that is the Historic Route 66.This particular highway was really the start of the first hotels and food places and diners on the side of the road. During the time of the Dust Bowl (1930's), people literally packed up their things because their land met nothing. They traveled along this route and headed to...
handwritten on July 5, 2016
This morning we were able to enjoy a nice tour around Monument Valley. We were able to see a variety of rock formations and stopped to look at some authentic Native American jewelry. Later, we looked with wonder at the greatest natural wonders of all time-the Grand Canyon. The rock formations were breathtaking, the colors beautiful and the landscape unbelievable. The river that runs through the canyon is 277 miles and 6 million years old. The river no longer runs out to the ocean because of the drought that has occurred recently. If you wanted to flow through it, you would have to float for two weeks. In addition, there are level four rapids- certainly not something you would attempt...
handwritten on July 5, 2016
Today we moved toward Mesa Verde National Park and spent a large portion of the day learning about ancient Native American cultures. The first major destination was The Mesa Verde National Park created in 1906 to preserve the works of man whereas all the other parks were made to preserve the natural beauty. A long time ago the Native Americans made these cliff dwellings. During the winter they were facing the sun therefore it was warmer in the cliff dwellings. In the summer, it would have been cooler in the cliff dwellings.
They also got more rain and so maybe they came up here so they could grow more food. Also, the individuals living were protein deficient here. People wandered why they...
