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Teaching Tip – Financial Literacy
Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesday! Every week I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching. You can visit the Teaching Tips Archive to see all of the tips in the order I have posted them over the years. Please check that page as I will continue to…
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A Photographic Tour of Coves Trail
It’s time for another edition of my photographic tours! Today, we will be exploring The Coves Swallowtail Grove. Swallowtail Grove is a butterfly garden containing native plants required by butterflies for food and habitat – there is an interpretive sign on site. The grove is accessible from a mowed path through Greenway Park or an…
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Stopped by a Train (But Admiring the View)
I don’t always have my camera in the car when I get stopped by a train, but I had just gone for a trail run and some great graffiti kept zooming passed me, so I grabbed my camera and took a few shots. I don’t think train graffiti really harms anyone. In fact, I think…
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Ta-Ku Interview and Mixset
Chase: “All right everybody, this is Chase March. We have a very special guest today on the program, all the way from Perth, Australia. Welcome to DOPEfm and The Word is Bond Podcast, Ta-ku.” Ta-Ku: “Thanks for having me.” Chase: “It’s definitely nice to get in touch with you. I am sure a lot of…
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Residential Schools Novels, Memoirs, and Picture Books
Residential schools have had a considerable impact on children, families, and entire communities. In 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people on behalf of Canada for a over a century of residential schools. This small action helped to expose Canadians to this long-hidden aspect of our history. This is…
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Chasing Content – September 2011
It’s time for another round-up of posts. We do this at the start of every month in a little feature called Chasing Content. So, please take a moment and explore what was happening here on Silent Cacophony last year at this time. Read all of the posts from September 2011 or just these cool ones.…
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Conducting Music with Michael Miller (Transcript and Podcast)
This is Part 2 of an exclusive interview I did with Michael Miller, author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Conducting Music. If you missed Part 1, you can go back and read it now. You can also listen to the interview for free. Stream it with the player below or download it to listen…
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An Interview with the Author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Conducting Music
Chase: “All right everybody, this is Chase March. I am talking to the author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Conducting Music, Michael Miller. How’s it going, Michael?” Michael: “I’m doing fine, Chase. Good to be with you.” Chase: “You’ve written a good book. It’s something that a lot of music teachers could use, especially…
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Kelly Clarkson / The Fray in Toronto
I was really enjoying the Kelly Clarkson show at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night. I had gotten a free ticket and I managed to score a pretty good seat. I was right at centre stage but I was near the back of the seating section. I tell ya, I sure picked a good…
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Teaching Tip – First day Grids
Here is a great first day of school activity you can do with your class. I mentioned this activity in the First Day Script, which is a very detailed lesson plan for the first day of school. I’ve used this plan, or variations of it, successfully for several years. It is very important to have the…