Tweet 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 […]
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Tweet Happy New Year! And it’s more than just a change from 2010 to 2011. January marks the rebirth of The Inspired Classroom! Last January was a relaunching of the site and marking of my dedication to blogging through Blog Series. Over the last year, I have posted faithfully every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday starting […]
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Tweet 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 […]
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Tweet This week some students of mine have begun the blogging process. They are very excited and so am I. Since the beginning of the school year, they have been writing in their “Reflection Journals” at the end of every day, reflecting on what they have learned in the various subjects and about themselves as […]
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Tweet I am learning everyday how important reflection time is. For me is has come from regular blogging. I can honestly say that blogging has helped me to develop some very strong beliefs about the profession I love. It has become a self-propelled professional development where I am continually growing. This year the other fourth […]
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How did I get here? I wonder that every so often as I find myself writing and checking posts, emails, tweets and DMs late into the night… typing, typing, typing. My desk is a mess and my head needs to clear, but there is still a smile on my face. Why? Because I’m following my professional heart and doing what I’m passionate about. I teach, I learn, I inspire – I’m an educator in the 21st century!
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Tweet For the past two months, our posts at The Inspired Classroom have been about arts educuation and integration. It has been a wonderful journey taken with many guest bloggers and readers that have commented and tweeted our posts. Because of the great body of content we have collected, I would like to take this […]
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Tweet It is quite an honor to host the featured edBlog of the week this week! Thank you to all who voted for the Inspired Classroom. Enjoy your time on the website and blog! EMP Last year I tried a new idea with my fourth graders – Studio Day and it was a hit! Please, […]
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Tweet How excited I was when yesterday I saw a wonderful post by Shelley Krause @butwait about my book, Inspired by Listening: Teaching Your Curriculum While Actively Listening to Music. This book is where is all started years ago when I decided to make music part of my life forever. I took the lyrics by […]
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