My mom and I went to the symphony on Tuesday evening. We saw Yo-Yo Ma perform DVOŘÁK’s Cello Concerto. It was, in a word, amazing! It was the way Yo-Yo Ma performed the music. He didn’t play it, didn’t even perform it, he experienced it right there in front of us making the music simply [...]
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The other morning, I was half watching Oswald with my kids while we snuggled on the couch: my kids eyes glued to the pre-school program, mine on my Kindle reading up on The Help. Every so often, I would get distracted and glance up to the TV to watch the odd characters go through [...]
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Ever sit with an object and tried to figure out all the things it could do? What noises it could make… How it could move… What you could pick up with it… Then you’ve experienced “poking a box.” Ever take a camera and shoot a photo of the same thing multiple times? What angle should [...]
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Every year at this time, our fourth grade team starts to prepare our students for their “Fourth Grade Celebration.” It is not a graduation, but rather a time when the students and teachers create a performance that celebrates their time at the Cashman Elementary School as they prepare for middle school. Our theme this year [...]
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With April here, I can’t help but reflect on the ideas of improvisation! It’s Jazz Appreciation Month and National Poetry Month. Jazz and poetry: two art forms that emulate improv! “Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one’s [...]
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Last night on #ntchat (New Teacher chat) we discussed resources and ideas to use for National Poetry Month. During the chat, someone tweeted me a “ponder”: I was taught a poet, then made 2 mimic. Valuable? Exposure was, not regurgitation. how to start? #ntchat ~@theHelpGroup To which I replied: I hear ya! There needs to [...]
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A few days back I saw this tweet from @educatoral: I followed the link to find this video by Sir Ken Robinson. I found his reply to be very complete. You truly need discipline and skill in order to release your creative potential. It also reminded me of a post from the “Freedom in Structure” [...]
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The title says it all here. The question then becomes, “How do you make teachers happy?” Happy Teachers are Driven Teachers I would like to take some time to refer to Daniel Pink, a motivational speaker in the business world. He is an author, consultant and speaker who speaks mostly of business related issues, but [...]
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This month our focus has been on Freedom in Structure and I have enjoyed working with it in my class, reflecting on it, reading about it and blogging about it. This is definitely a topic that will reoccur here at The Inspired Classroom site and magazine. In my first post on the subject, I contemplated [...]
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