I’m sitting in class giving my professor the blank stare that I have seen so often as a teacher. It’s that stare that lets you know that your student doesn’t understand. For me, the stare is caused by the uncertainty of the explanation he is giving about a new language. Hebrew. I knew it was […]
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Wow. Impossible for me to hold back tears. [gigya src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTPdKUA9Ipg&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”500″ height=”250″>] There’s hope yet in this world. Preach on, Michelle! Preach on!
It’s been a week since I’ve been back in the saddle of running. I took a week of cross training and other types of cardio because of my pinched nerve, but after a week, I just couldn’t take it anymore. My second run back, I decided to push a little further and see if I
The hardest part of the journey of seminary for me has been and will continue to be unearthing beliefs and challenge myself to ask why I believe what I believe. On top of that is asking myself how I read the Bible. Do I read with answers and ideas already in mind? Do I try
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Are the discussions about social media integration in churches actually following our faith tenets? A church is like a mini company and social media plays into how you promote your church…a policy can to caution against risky online behavior. This doesn’t sound like the faith I am developing in seminary. It sounds fear-based. I understand
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I love this time of the year. Not only is fall my favorite time of year, but it signifies the start of a new year. Every year of my life, my years have been shifted to run from September to September rather than January to January. So actually, my new year’s resolution are formed during
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I’ve been teaching students who struggle with reading for the past six years and I have to say that each case is unique. There are some similarities between the different readers, but there is a uniqueness to each of their situations that warrants an individual intervention plan. One of the common problems I see is
As school starts back, I am always thinking about ways to lighten my load (and avoid more pinched nerves in my back!) and enlighten my students. This year, my teacher bag will be include several items that I didn’t even know about last year: My iPad: For the camera, for the apps and for my
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I Show You, Show Me | ShowMe I Show You, Show Me by EdgyEducator – August 15, 2012 via: www.showme.com
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I’ll be the first to admit that I read books based on friend recommendations, not Amazon’s recommendations. So when I read this: But there may be a hope for aspiring writers, yet. Social networking is bringing the gatekeeper – the human recommendation – back to the forefront of culture consumption, and new models are cropping
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