Session Description here. Note: many of my sentences in this blog come directly from Silvia's mouth...so let's just give a blanket citation to her! Links: Silvia's page AASSA blog (it's crowdsourced from schools/teachers all over the world) Graded T&L blog Cool site to use to make infographics Notes: Unigogy: the study of self-directed and self-determined … Continue reading #TriConf17 Day 5: Creating a Professional Development Hub (Silvia Tolisano)
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#TriConf17: Day 5 Keynote
Link to the archive of social media learning by Tri-Association Keynote: Douglas Fisher Study skills that work First, don't make study skills a separate class! repeated reading When students read the material more than once, learning improves. They won't do it automatically on a test like the SAT unless they are practicing it all year … Continue reading #TriConf17: Day 5 Keynote
The Glory of Wifi (and some other stuff)
Hello! Guess what?? I am writing this from my apartment, and I'll be able to post it right away because I HAVE WIFI!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I do realize that the world existed for millennia before the creation of wifi. I also realize that I myself lived well into my 20s before wifi was a thing. … Continue reading The Glory of Wifi (and some other stuff)
El ultimo fin de semana (I know I need an accent mark in there somewhere, but I don’t know how to make them on my bluetooth keyboard)
I am sad to report that this past weekend was my last one here in Mallorca (until next year, that is). The good news is that it was an excellent weekend, so I don't feel that it was wasted. My time here has been amazing; I am so glad I did this program. It's the … Continue reading El ultimo fin de semana (I know I need an accent mark in there somewhere, but I don’t know how to make them on my bluetooth keyboard)
Midweek musings
Hola! I know I'm missing the upside-down exclamation mark (what is that called?), but I don't know how to type one with my bluetooth keyboard. There are definitely a few quirks involved with not having a laptop here. Not enough quirks, however, to justify buying a new one (I don't feel comfortable carrying my school … Continue reading Midweek musings
Día dos en Palma
¡Hola! ¡Gracias por visitar mi blog! Today was a good day, albeit much shorter than I imagined. Here is my sleep pattern for last night: 8:00-8:30pm- fight passing out because it was too early to fall asleep. Fail miserably at goal, slipping into deep, sweaty slumber. 1:15am- wake up and get frustrated that I couldn't … Continue reading Día dos en Palma
The Lamp Life 