Another “Dear Senator”
I read the following via Doug’s Borderland blog. Send your message in opposition to DOPA by going to the US Senate website Find Your Senators dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the page. and...
View ArticleEmbarking on a new blogging project!
I have not been blogging a lot lately. I have a reason for that. I am embarking on a new blogging project with elementary students. I am so excited because I have the opportunity to be part of a year...
View ArticleA Petition Calling for the Dismantling of the No Child Left Behind Act
Read Lani Ritter Hall’s post on No Child Left Behind–One Size Does Not fit All!. She has an excellent write-up. She also pointed to Chirs Lehman’s post which is right on target. I’m headed over to the...
View ArticleDonald Murray will be missed
I was sad to hear that Donald Murray, writer and educator died at age 82, apparently of heart failure. This article from the Boston Globe quotes from his column “Now and Thenâ€: “Each time I sit...
View ArticleI miss blogging!
I am consumed with keeping all the pieces of this research on blogging into a manageable form that will be useful as we start this summer digging into all that has transpired and what it means. I have...
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The Dunoon/Georgia Connection in San Francisco
I love this blogging world. Where else can moments like this seem to keep happening? I keep getting blown away by such moments. A couple of weeks ago I found out that since NECC was in Atlanta this...
View Article8 Random Things
Clarence Fisher says “I’m not usually a meme kind of guy.” and I thought I feel exactly the same way. I am not a meme kind of girl. He said, “I usually duck and cover if I can to get out of posting...
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Coming full circle
Now Tuesday is going to be another great day! Here’s why. Today I get to see Nicole. She is a former fifth grade student of mine and this is going to be her first year at Georgia State University. Is...
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Reflection: Time Out to Think
Kim Douillard shares her National Writing Project “Reflective Friday: Time Out to Think.” Kim is a codirector of the San Diego area writing project. She sums the lesson up with the following: My...
View ArticleResearch frustrations, joys, and further thoughts
iBreadCrumbs is a free online tool that helps users record and share research. What is really cool is that this tool was developed by two college graduates, Reuben Fine and Rey Marques. They had become...
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