Chase March – Blog
Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Perfect Movie – Wreck-It Ralph
More often than not, movies let me down. It’s very rare for one to come along that just totally hits on every single level. Wreck-It Ralph did just that. As the closing credits rolled, I said to myself, “Wow, that was perfect!” Truth is, I wasn’t expecting much from this film. Almost every movie I’ve
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Middle Schools Should . . .
What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know by Trudy Knowles and Dave F. Brown This book advocates for a change in the structure of learning in our schools. It’s time for us to have a serious discussion about this. The current way of learning in schools isn’t conductive to the modern world. It’s old-and-outdated and
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TARDIS Build Part 5 – The Paint Job
Building my own TARDIS has been a lot of fun. I started by constructing a frame. I then added corrugated plastic for the walls and wood trim to create the panelling effect of the time machine. Last week, I shared with you the construction of the roof. Today, we will look at the paint job. Since the walls are corrugated
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I Won a Skateboard Competition
I entered a skateboard competition yesterday. It was at the skatepark right beside my school so a lot of my students were there. I’m not the best skateboarder but I try my best. I have a few old school flatland tricks that impressed the judges. I was also the oldest person in the competition. I
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Free Comic Book Day Meets Star Wars Day
Today is Free Comic Book Day! It’s an annual event where comic book stores all over the nation hold special events, author visits, book signings, contests, and more. And the best part is that you can get a free book or two in the process as well. This year, the day just happens to fall
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Chasing Content – May 2012
At the start of every month I like to look back at what was happening on the blog last year at this time. It’s May, so construction season is well under way. Let’s jump in the excavator and see what we can dig up. You can read all of the posts from May 2012 .