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Long Range Plan Template
I am in the process of writing my Long Range Plan for the new school year. I divide the document up into 5 sections. 1. Affective Goals I want my students to learn a lot more than the curriculum. As such, my three goals for this section have not changed over the past several years.…
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Latest Daredevil Finds
Here are the latest additions to my ever-growing Daredevil Collection. This costume first appeared in the first volume of Daredevil comics and was seen in issues 319 – 344. It was designed by D.G.Chichester and Scott McDaniel. It had armour and billy clubs attached to Daredevil’s forearm. This action figure comes with an exploding grappling…
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Why Was This Never Released?
This is my all-time favourite Avril Lavigne song. Why was this video never released? Why am I only seeing it now some twelve years later? Who cares? It’s finally here! I remember being part of the Avril Lavigne digital street team. I joined it as soon as I discovered her. “Complicated” was blowing up all…
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Developing Integrity in Our Students – Teaching Tip Tuesday
I want to develop integrity in my students. I think it is the most important thing that we can do as teachers. To that end, I have designed large banners that are proudly displayed in my classroom. Across the front of my room, I have a banner that reads . . . It is a…
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Swimming Through a Corn Maze
I went to a corn maze on the weekend with a group of friends. Perhaps, that wasn’t such a good idea. We were warned that it was a little wet back there. We were prepared for a little mud. Little, being the operative word. After all, that is part of the fun right? Little did we…
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Mill Pond Trail – Cambridge, ON
Let’s explore the Mill Pond Trail in Cambridge, Ontario. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this trail run, but that is always part of the fun. I stopped briefly to read this sign. The term “walkway” made me think that the trail continued somewhere else. I looked to my left and saw…
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Chasing Content – October 2012
“There is treasure in those thar archives,” said the blog prospector. So, he pointed his browser to Silent Cacophony and discovered all of the great things that were happening right here one year ago. And you can too. Read all of the posts from last October. or just these special ones. Tall Black Guy Interview…
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Classroom Management Books Worth Reading
With All Due Respect: Keys for Building Effective School Discipline by Ronald G. Morrish This book has some great advice for both beginning and experienced teachers. Here are some of the key passages I highlighted and notes I took as I read these two books. Shared Rewards “Whenever possible, use ‘shared’ rewards. Rather than giving…
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Gamma Krush Spins Great Hip-Hop
I hope you’ve been following along with my new radio show, The Word is Bond Rap Radio Hour. I’ve been going strong with this program for the past 75 weeks now. Gamma Krush is the guest deejay for today’s edition of the show. It’s long overdue as well. He and I go way back. In…
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Know Your History – Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. I’m your host Chase March and we’ve got a great show for you tonight. I’m just going to jump into things. It might not sound like a show on the history of rap music and hip-hop culture right at the start, but bear with…