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Day 73 (of 2024/25) from Australia – old school teaching cool again?? Chuckled a bit when I saw the newspaper on my news feed: Be curious, not judgemental I reminded myself…. Then I realized what the “old school” component that they were exalting: explicit instruction. Nothing shocking – it’s a strategy that has regularly continued…

Day 72 (of 2024/25) some legit ‘science of reading’ ~ brain matters? Bad news – looks like it there is some neurological conditions that make it easier for some brains to understand this thing called ‘reading’ than other brains! Good news – there are workouts that can be done! https://apple.news/A5dkpyI8PQcSZ27xEKehiMw or https://www.wired.com/story/good-at-reading-your-brain-may-be-structured-differently/ As stated: This…

Day 71 (of 2024/25) What was your Introduction to Comedy via James Acaster Love James Acaster – my daughter came home and so watched Acasters “Hecklers Welcome” – she saw it live… I waited till she came home – and I loved when he recounted his introduction to comedy: reading Roald Dahl’s George’s Magnificent Medicine…

Last week I shared a few regularly shared ones (I do like the coding puzzle that lights up a tree… https://technolandy.com/2024/12/05/172/ then I thought about some of the other December holidays and wondered what other activities could be explored… Admittedly, I was a tad underwhelmed. Exploring Judaism, I found a few memory puzzles and math…

I’ve never been the best at teaching art. My claims to fame are limited. Our exploration of art and recreating styles of via keynote/PowerPoint went well – especially a Jackson Pollock exploration! But for the most part it can be summed up by a pair of grade 4 students who asked “can we lead the…

Let the debates – people get so passionate about music and lists… am I right James Acaster: https://technolandy.wordpress.com/2022/12/10/day-extra-of-2022-23-james-acaster-albums-2016/

Day 67 (of 2024/25) maybe this reading words fad has run its course… to read or not to read…. op/ed for @theatlantic and @edutopia to consider *disclaimer: I am an English lit major and have been a teacher- and principal-librarian. I love reading text based media. But I also know that for many, reading is…

Been awhile since I’ve been to a stadium concert but the most frequently played artist in my classroom and month in review video series is worth braving the crowds. But a photo blog of the cultural event… Longest tour she’s ever done as fans have made it so much more than a concert tour. This…

Day 65 (of 2024/25) a December #tEChursday share! Some fun activities this time of year – either deliberate for critical thinking… some coding elements built in… or because you need a distraction to get focused (Tetris is research proven to be effective for the brain post a traumatic experience – it can’t be the only…

Day 64 (of 2024/25) tis the season… not always the hap-hap-happiest time of year… Just a reminder that this time of year can be very conflicting to many – there are memories of loved ones no longer with them… the consistent message of one religion getting prime focus over all others… challenges for those who…