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Dispatch from a Flexible Seating Classroom

9/27/2016

Long gone are the desks arranged in pairs with which I traditionally start the year. My desk, a mammoth piece of furniture, and its trusty sidekick, a oversized faux leather swivel chair were kicked to the curb before school began. Standing tables are in the back of the room with bright blue bar height stools. A book nook now anchors the back corner complete with pillows. Kids sit at tables and can opt for either a chair or a stool. Other students choose the front of the room where they sit on brightly colored rugs at coffee tables.

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BubbleUp Take5: "I don't know," Defiance, Podcasts and PBL

9/19/2016

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In my own teaching this week and last, I have been immersed in BreakoutEDU library orientations. Our students are excited, energetic and collaboratively engaged, full of questions and ideas. Perhaps this is why I am so focused of late on the idea of "I don't know" and the teenage brain. I also share a new podcast discovery and an article with insight into PBL planning.

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Building Community: Mix Chalk with Gratitude

9/13/2016

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Last year our school made a big effort to build community among the faculty, staff, students and families. We are a large middle school of over 1250 students, serving grades 7 and 8, with half of our student body changing every year, These are challenges to creating a sense of community, yes, but not insurmountable ones. In the end, we feel that we ended the year stronger and more united than we first walked in the door.

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BubbleUp Take5: Liberal Arts, New Teachers, Wonder and more...

9/4/2016

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In our district, we start back to school today, Tuesday, September 6. Like many teachers, I am incredibly excited to start the year but at the same time, I feel pulled in a million different directions. Like me, this week's Take5 is all over the place -- I've got my mind on liberal arts education, new teachers, strategies for combating unintentional racism in the classroom, literacy, and the incredible power of questioning.

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Dispatch from a Flexible Seating Classroom

BubbleUp Take5: "I don't know," Defiance, Podcasts and PBL

Building Community: Mix Chalk with Gratitude

BubbleUp Take5: Liberal Arts, New Teachers, Wonder and more...

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