November 2013
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Star Trek Destiny – A Trilogy by David Mack
Star Trek: Destiny Trilogy by David Mack Book 1 – Gods of Night Book 2 – Mere Mortals Book 3 – Lost Souls I consider myself to be an avid reader but if my dad had ever kept a reading log, it would have put mine to shame. He was constantly reading and his place […]
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Effective Question Techniques Teachers Should Use
Classroom Management: A Thinking & Caring Approach by Barrie Bennett and Peter Smilanich This is a typical question that teachers often ask the class, “Who can tell me the difference between a fact and an opinion?” It’s not an effective question because it only holds one student accountable and lets everyone else off the hook. […]
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Remember, Respect, and Honour the Past
It’s Remembrance Day here in Canada – a day where we pause to reflect on the past sacrifices many have made on our behalf. I am reminded of the time I spent serving as a member of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. I loved being in this band. We looked sharp and sounded amazing. We […]
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A Fitting Send-Off
Rest in Peace, Dad! My dad was a Scout Leader before I was even born. The service bars on his sleeve always impressed me. I followed in his footsteps by becoming a youth member and then worked my way up to being a leader myself. I wouldn’t be a teacher today without the experience Scouts […]
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Chasing Content – November 2012
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content – that monthly feature that has us looking back at what was happening right here on the blog last year at this time. Let’s go exploring! You can read all of the posts from last November . . . or just these favs! All I Want for […]
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Music Room Storage Solutions
Last week I gave you a brief tour of my music classroom. Today, I want to expand that to show you how I store reeds and method books. I got these small drawer units from the dollar store. I also picked up some sticker labels so each class could have its own drawer. Each drawer […]
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Ender’s Game – Great in Any Format
Ender’s Game is one of the best novels ever written, in my humble opinion. It is a brilliant science fiction masterpiece that sparked an entire series of books. The movie version of the book has been a long time coming. In fact, in the afterword of the audio book, creator and author Orson Scott Card […]
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Family of Referees – A Tribute to My Dad
Wally, Richie, and Chase March – Soccer Referees My dad was a soccer referee when I was a kid. I used to run up and down the sidelines with a flag in my hand to help him out. My brother and I often served as his linesmen and it was a lot of fun. I […]