May 2012
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All Summer Buddies have been assigned.
It begins June 1st, and ends August 31. Please make sure to send 1-2 items a month (doesn’t matter whether it is a card, post card, or a small gift — needs to be sent). If your buddy does not send you something, please contact me and I will not allow them to participate in round 3.
If you did not get an e-mail with your buddy’s name, please check your spam and if it...
I have been extremely tired, and at a general...
In the meantime, don’t forget to send your buddy something for the finale of the first round! May is the last month for this round of buddies!
One Cup of Tea: Thank you, teachers! →
kellimiura:
National Teacher Day was Tuesday, so I’m a bit late with this post. However, teachers are so important that I wanted to write this anyway.
I don’t think there are many jobs that are as vital and rewarding as that of an educator. What better way to do meaningful work than bring up the next…
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Tumblr Teacher Buddies - Summer edition
May is the last month for buddies. Please be sure to send yours something.
We will do a shortened version for the summer June - August. You should send your buddy 1-2 things a month. I will NOT be matching up by grade level since it is a shortened version.
If your buddy sent you NOTHING last this whole semester (they did not have to send presents, letters/cards were fine) please e-mail me so I...
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I declare today a Teacher Dare Day!
Reblog the announcement!
Ask one question related to education on your tumblr for your followers to answer. Post the responses in one single post later.
Ask at LEAST 2 of the tumblrs in the education community a question in their ask box. It does not have to be related to education.
Please tag your posts as “teacher dare day”.
You do not need to be a teacher to participate.
The purpose is...
Anonymous asked: Can I get a book of this? "Teaching with love and logic"? What should I do to receive one? THANKS
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Inquiry Learning and Professional Development
firstclassroom:
I’m currently working on a professional development experience through Georgia Tech and NASA on Project-Based Inquiry Learning (PBIL). During the first course, we learned about PBIL by participating as students in a PBIL lesson. The lesson was designed to teach physical science concepts, but I’ve tweaked it a bit to focus on scientific investigations - something that is part of...
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Anyone going to the HSTW Conference? Want to...
missescargotpudding:
Are any Tumblr Teachers going to the 2012 High School’s That Work conference in New Orleans this summer? I’m going with my school administrators, and besides being AMAZINGLY excited to go as a 1st year teacher, I’d love to meet up with anyone from the #education.
Anyone going? Or thinking about going? :)
Signal boost.
breakfastfoodfordinner asked: How do I join Team Teachers? I am interested in the book club.
coffeefortiffany asked: I am looking forward to reading the chosen book. Do I need to have ready any of the book by June 15? Thanks - Tiffany
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And the winner is...
Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay and David Funk
Please purchase or borrow this book by June 15th.
Summer Book Club - Narrowed it down to 2! →
novicephoenix:
teamteachers:
Click the link to vote (choices are Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher by Judy Willis OR Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay and David Funk).
Please only vote if you are interested in participating based on at least one of the choices.
The voting was very...
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Summer Book Club - Narrowed it down to 2! →
Click the link to vote (choices are Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher by Judy Willis OR Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay and David Funk).
Please only vote if you are interested in participating based on at least one of the choices.
The voting was very close for the first round.
This...
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Voting Begins! Summer Book Club 2.0
teamteachers:
Hey everyone! I’ve compiled the suggested book and made the google form for voting (let’s hope it works right!).
Click this link to vote
Below I have linked to the amazon listings of each book so you may read the summary.
We had a ton of people vote last year, but then a much smaller group participated. I understand if you do not participate because you are not interested in...
