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Love Story Meets Viva La Vida
I so love Twitter. Ryan D. Scott posted this message up yesterday: “Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp, Taylor Swift and Coldplay = holy fantastic. Thanks @jonschmidty http://bit.ly/BjfHR” I follow Ryan because he is a good blogger and posts some interesting thoughts, observations, and links on his Twitter page. I followed this link in particular because I…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Level Everything
I found an efficient way to mark student work a few years ago and I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner. It is so simple that I almost forgot to share it with you here on Teaching Tip Tuesdays. So here’s my tip, “Level Everything.” I will go over some of the…
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Best Movie Ever – When Harry Met Sally
“When Harry Met Sally” is a classic movie in all aspects of the word. I truly think that it is the best movie ever made. Even now, twenty years later, it still holds up. The writing is very sharp and it really explores what it means to be in a relationship and the nature of…
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Red Hill Valley – The Trail is Still There
When I was in high school, our cross country team always went to Red Hill Valley to do some nice trail runs. The valley was beautiful and it was a treasure to have this huge green space in the east end of the city. If you hiked off of the main trail, you could walk…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Table of Contents
Welcome to Teaching Tips. This is an archive page that features all of the teaching tips that have been posted. Please visit this page often as it will be continually updated with each new tip. Below you find the tips in the order they have appeared on the site. If you have any questions, comments,…
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What I’m Thankful For…
The Thanksgiving Long Weekend starts today. And I’m glad it does. I needed this holiday to come around right about now to remind me of all my blessings. I hit a rough patch recently, and it’s been a difficult past few months, but I do have a lot to be thankful for. Things I’m Thankful…
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My Prized Autograph from Claire Danes
I wrote Claire Danes a fan letter after watching the second episode of her amazing show “My So-Called Life.” Something about her left me awestruck. I had to write that letter. I became an immediate fan and looked forward to Thursday nights at 8:00 to watch her on that excellent series. I was almost floored…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Musical Corners
Today I would like to share with you a game that can be played in your classroom at any time when your students need a quick 5 to 10 minute activity break. Musical Corners Number the corners of your classroom with the numbers 1 through 4. Since I teach mapping at the start of the…
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Afternoon’s Will Never Be The Same
When I first started teaching, I had a long commute into the city. For a while, I enjoyed the drive and the time alone in the car. I blasted my music and sang along to it. It was nice. But after a while, my music wasn’t enough to keep me entertained on those three hours…
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My Trail Run Through the Swamp
It’s time for another visual tour of my trail run. This time, I hit the Lafarge 2000 Trail that runs alongside Beverly Swamp between the 8th concession and Highway 97 in Flamborough, Ontario, Canada. I started on the road a few kilometres away from the start of the trail. This hill was tougher to run…