Photo CC – By: Dagmar Onasis Trying to relearn sign langue has proven to be a greater challenge than I anticipated. I want to share with you my successes, failers, and the mistakes I’ve made in the past week as I am attempting to learn sign language. One of the biggest mistakes I made this week … Continue reading Taking it Slow – ILP 3

I know that I read chose non-fiction picture books focused on animals last week and I had planned on choosing a much different topic this week but since our class is reading The One and Only Ivan I chose to read some children’s non-fiction picture books about gorillas and chimpanzees. Unfortunately, I was unable to... Continue Reading →

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PHOTO CC – By: Alan Levine The idea of passion based learning is taking a students interest and allowing them to use it to learn better. Exploring a students interest will ensure they are motivated, engaged, and interested. These are three important aspects of learning in my opinion. If a student is interested in what … Continue reading I Like This! – Passion Based Learning

This week’s reading probably totaled about 8 hours rather than 4. I’m not sure why I chose to read so many longer books this week but I enjoyed all of them to varying degrees and I learned about some book awards that I wasn’t previously aware of.     The first award I chose a... Continue Reading →

Photo CC: By – Daveynin Embarking on the journey to relearn sign language has already been quite enjoyable. I have done a significant amount of research and have gathered multiple resources to help me as I continue this journey. I mentioned in my last post that I found a great website that provided free lessons for … Continue reading Let’s Begin! – ILP2

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Have I struggled to find time to read? YES! Does this mean I don’t love to read? NO! My struggle with reading has been the cause of some stress in my life, especially this past week with the holiday weekend and our family Labor Day camping trip cutting into my time. However, I did take... Continue Reading →

This past week, I decided to choose a theme for the non-fiction picture book challenge. I thought long and hard about what theme I wanted to go with before making a decision. There are tons of options when it comes to themes in children’s non-fiction books and although some of them definitely hold more interest... Continue Reading →

  Selecting a Ted Talk to discuss proved to be much more difficult than I anticipated. I have watched many Ted Talks in my life and often enjoy listening to the speakers. I automatically began thinking about talks I have already watched but decided to find a new one to discuss. I recall watching the Education … Continue reading Gangland Daughter to Teacher

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