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Come on Writers, Use Your Wild Voice!
Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness by Judy Reeves I love the subtitle of this book, “Writing from Your Authentic Wildness” and I really want to see exactly what that entails. Part of me had to put away the actual title when it read it though because I am not a woman.…
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Artist Wanted for a Teaching Resource
I have a great teaching resource that I want to develop. The only problem is that I am not much of an artist. I am looking for someone to draw 130 clip-art style images. These sketches need to be easily recognizable and in vibrant colours. They also need to be equally sized in a square…
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It’s Time to Stop Using a 12 Hour Clock
I hate the 12 hour clock. Hate it! There is absolutely no reason for us to continue to use it in this day and age. I don’t anyone who still has a wind-up watch. Some of us still use the traditional 12 hour clock, but that’s usually the one hanging on the wall in our…
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Voice of the Body
Right now I am reading a book with the subtitle of “Writing from Your Authentic Wildness” by Judy Reeves and I decided to try one the explorations she suggested. Here is a dialogue between myself and my body. Voice of the Body Body: Enough is enough. Chase: I know. Body: Pale words my friend. Pale…
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Chasing Content – April 2014
Today, we can travel back in time with the simplicity of a mouse click. And that is no April Fools joke. We do this at the start of every month by looking back at all the things this month had to offer last year. It’a best of list, making sure that great posts don’t get…
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Occasional Teacher Interviews – Getting the Job You Want
So you want to be a teacher and you don’t have any experience in the classroom outside of what you learned in teacher’s college. Don’t worry, you can still rock that first job interview. Here are things you should think about before going to that Occasional Teacher Interview. What would you do / have you…
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FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics
FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics: Vol. 1 The laws of physics that we take for granted seem to be broken. There are localized gravity failures, pockets of the city where time moves at a slower rate, and bubble dimensions. We are used to the universe abiding by predictable constants. It is a terrifying world…
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Batman / Superman – Cross World
Batman / Superman: Volume 1 – Cross World by Greg Pak and Jae Lee In the DC Universe, there are all sort of parallel Earths. On one such planet, Batman and Superman have not yet met. Superman cannot even fly. He simply leaps over tall buildings and great distances. These two heroes are somehow transported…
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Increase the Fun Factor at School
“Sometimes it’s OK to do things in class because it increases the fun factor and fosters positive feelings about school. “ It’s Not a Waste of Time Doing a quick game, activity, or challenge is not a waste of time. If you do such an activity, you might notice the following – students cheering on…
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Smallville Season 11: Chaos
Smallville was a television series that ran for ten seasons and revolved around a young Clark Kent before he became Superman. I own every single season on DVD and really enjoyed watching it. I had no idea that the story continued in the medium of comics. My brother surprised me with the first 5 issues…