via Daily Prompt: Roots At one time in my life, the word roots meant where you came from or what your ancestry happened to be. This was probably driven by that famous movie starring LaVar Burton as Kunte Kinte in Roots. Yes, I’m old enough to have watched that when it was released on television…
This semester I have learned a little about procrastination. Never considering myself to be one in the past, I can now claim the title of Procrastinator! Since this is really not something to brag about, and I’d like to return to my pre-procrastinator state, I thought I’d share some of my observations. It’s easier…
Yesterday I drove I -35, otherwise known as The Great River Road that runs parallel to the Mighty Mississippi and divides the state borders of Minnesota and Iowa with Wisconsin. There was a time in my life that I thought I would never see Bald Eagles or even Great Blue Herons other than the one…
If you’ve ever taken a statistics course, you’ve been warned about these. Outliers can throw your data off. If you’ve ever looked at a bell curve, you’ve seen a graphical representation of these – data points at either of the far ends of the scale. If you’ve ever read Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, you’ve read…
Friday, my boys were off from school for the Easter holiday break. About mid-afternoon, I looked out our back window and saw a white patch in a tree at the edge of the field behind us. The landscape is slowly greening up but the trees have not leafed out yet so seeing something pure white…
Being a mid-life graduate student in Environmental Education, I’m well versed on the positive effects nature can have on all aspects of your health. We need nature more than it needs us. Today, I lived what I preach and took my weekly walk a day early – alone. By late afternoon, I took off down…
Having been a nurse myself for a number of years in hospital wards, clinics, and intensive care units, I understand how it feels to be have a family member be a healthcare worker. A holiday, such as Easter Sunday is today, is just another day for those in healthcare. If you are scheduled, if it…
via Daily Prompt: Measure Having students who work hard and do well in school, I always bought into the premise that grades measure learning. With years of experience in education, and the advent of digital grading systems, where every little grade book entry can be seen 24/7, now I am not so sure. Lately, I…
Are you a teacher? If so, are you involved in professional learning communities (PLCs)? What are some of the characteristics of PLC’s you attend? What is the feel? Do you go in with a feeling of resentment? Or, do you go with an open mind ready to learn from your peers – those that teach…