Month: April 2018
Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines
Enjoy the variety of “lines” in my photography as these are my submission to the Weekly WordPress Photo Challenge: Lines.
You say Potato, I say Potato. I say Interdisciplinary, You say Transdisciplinary. Do we understand each other?
Staff Meetings While presenting at a staff meeting the other day, I explained that in the after school club I led I used an interdisciplinary approach to my teaching. Going on to explain, I told how one unit in garden club will have all subjects interwoven into it – Science, ELA, Social Studies, and yes,…
The Un-stifling of Me
Recently, I have started to put myself out there again. I am attending meetings, giving my opinion, and circulating my thoughts to more than just the inside of my own head. To be honest, it’s somewhat scary. But, it is also invigorating. For a while now….maybe a couple of years, I have tried to keep…
Patterns in Nature: The Fibonacci Sequence
Mathematics in Garden Club ???? Originally written and posted on 11/5/2013. Today, I am reposting a blog I wrote and published in 2013 on my Garden Club Website. I am short on time and thought that this might be a piece some might enjoy. I have updated it with a few more photographs. Fibonacci Sequence…
Found At Last, A Monarch’s Tag!
For the last three years, I have tagged Monarch Butterflies. Having raised these fascinating, and now troubled, iconic creatures for the last 15 years, I took on the task of tagging their hind wings in the late summer/fall of 2015. I was hooked! It was easy and fun! I was acting as a contributing citizen…
An Important Quote for Leaders
Today’s blog post will be brief. Primarily this is due to digging around in my stacks of papers, handouts, and folders for visual aids I need to help me make a presentation tomorrow morning. The presentation will be to an entire staff of elementary school teachers, none of whom know me very well. A few…
Silent Sunday: Milkweed
School Gardens, Weeding, & Welcomes
Yesterday, three nice things happened to me while I was at the school where I am the “new” garden club advisor. I went over to continue my spring clean up which commenced last week before the first of two snow storms. Three consecutive Thursdays were scheduled to work in the garden, but this week had…
Procrastination Fueled by Inefficiency, Disorganization, and Devaluing
Procrastination is not usually something that affects me personally. Character traits such as being highly organized, efficient, motivated, and goal orientated are more likely terms you might hear to describe me and my work ethic. However, here I am procrastinating! I should be working on my graduate course work this morning. Still left to do…