Treasures from the Trenches–or at least my compatriots

Posted on November 13th, 2008 by bookwyrmish

I’ve got little time to do much else but point to the wonderful treasures those in my RSS and twitter and mailing lists are pointing me to these days. They are sustaining me, and enriching me, while I am having this wonderful experience being a long term sub in a K-2 classroom and not [...]

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My First IRC Conference Discussion

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by bookwyrmish

My children have led me into new uses of technology ever since they were little. It’s happened again!

The Back Story
12 years ago, when we brought my two older boys away from school for half the school year, to rural New England, we learned how to get a computer in the public library to [...]

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Honoring Each Child

Posted on April 23rd, 2007 by bookwyrmish

I came across two things recently, each of them instantly made sense to me.
First, this brave young man’s Eagle Scout project as pointed out by Karl Fisch on his blog:
“First, please download and watch this movie (18.4 MB, 11:36). Then think about how often we stamp “can’t” on somebody’s forehead.”
The Fischbowl: Ability Awareness
Second, this [...]

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