Music tells the tale. That is the title of a book sitting in my bookshelf at home. It contains some of the great music from history and the stories that are told through the instrumented notes. Well, today I want to reintroduce you to a song that contains a story not only in its instrumentation, [...]
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We connect in so many ways. It seems like “connect” is a buzz word sometimes: connecting texts we read to experiences, connecting math concepts to real life, making connections with others. Social media is one way people connect and it seems like so many websites and online businesses want to take advantage of the potential for [...]
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First I would like to thank all the people who subscribe to The Inspired Classroom’s feed. It brings me much joy to know that people are reading our content on a regular basis. You may have noticed that there was an interruption in our feed. I believe it is now resolved, and I apologize for [...]
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What a way to start off the summer – a tech in ed convention. This was, by far, the biggest thing I have been part of! There were 11,000 people at the ISTE convention housed at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The buildings covered 4 blocks in the downtown, there were 1000s of sessions and booths [...]
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My brain is in such summer mode these last few days. This post won’t tell you much: probably no great insights, no awesome ideas, nothing really, just me being a teacher at the beginning of summer. I feel a little aimless, yet there are so many things I could be doing (like, say a provocative [...]
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Thank you, Susan Riley for such a wonderful book review of my book Inspired by Listening. It’s such a wonderful feeling to have your work out there and appreciated! Here is the beginning of her review: Elizabeth Peterson has been a wonderful friend to me as I have started my journey on this blog documenting [...]
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I remember when snow days meant a great day off from school. And when I was a senior in High School, those were free days. We didn’t even have to make them up at the end of the year. Even as a teacher, a random day off is kind of nice. They always seem to [...]
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At this point in my career, I do not know what I would do without my PLN. You guys are great! Over the last 12 months, I have poured my professional (and as is so connected, at times my personal) heart out over this wonderful profession we share: education. As Beethoven once said, “I know [...]
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A few months back I wrote a “slacker post” because I needed a little break. Well, today, as I’m sure you can understand, I’ve decided to do the same. It is, after all a day for family. So, go and have a wonderful day with your family and friends. Slack off a bit too! We [...]
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