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Living vicariously through blogs

3/16/2014

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It's the middle of March - only a 2.5 months until Summer Break and 4 weeks until I'll be in Colombia.

This season is busy with family  life (my own 5th grader's dance classes 3 days a week, her science fair project, and her burgeoning social life
; life with our new doggie, Cairo, who has had severe allergies and has needed lots of TLC for his raw paws), personal life (finishing a Spanish class, scouting out a physical therapist to treat my rotator cuff injury, holding my dear friend's precious newborn baby as much as I possibly can*), and school life (lesson plans, field trip planning, standards-based testing prep, conferences, projects........)

Life....is full and I'm grateful.

I think about and dream about Colombia everyday - the anticipation is a very sweet part of any journey.

My imagination is fueled by the blogs of fellow TGCers who are currently traveling in Morocco and Ghana. It's been so much fun and so incredibly education to share blog posts with my students. I love being able to bring the world to my students in this way.

Tomorrow we begin standards-based assessments at my school, so I won't be able to share blog posts this week. I truly regret that.

For those of you around the country that are testing now or about to soon, I offer a few thoughts of encouragement....

First, I love the sign below and will hand it out to all testing teachers tomorrow.

Second, for the past four years, I've put together a little SBA motivational song for my students and colleagues. This year, ten 8th graders helped me with cup rhythm. You can listen to our performance from Friday here.


* If anyone knows how I could make a living as a full-time baby-holder, please let me know.


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  • Think Global - Svalbard
    • The Polar Bear Express
  • Vamos Explorar!
    • Background and Inspiration
    • The Geo-Inquiry Process >
      • Student Blog Posts
    • Expeditions into New Mexico Wilderness Areas
    • Content and Curriculum Resources
  • Think Global - Finland
    • Introduction
    • Education in Finland
    • International Expressions of Global Education >
      • Global Education Concepts and Definitions
    • Case Study: Global Education in Finland >
      • Global Education Initiatives Timeline
      • Themes of Global Education in Finland
    • Curriculum Development >
      • Resources for Teachers
      • Finland Blog
    • Gratitude and Dedication
  • Think Global - Germany
    • Teach Global - Germany
  • Think Global - Colombia
    • Journal
    • Think Global Resource Guide >
      • Essential Question
      • Standards Based Global Education
      • Global Education Unit: American Indians and Indigenous Peoples of the World – Past, Present and Future
      • Digital Learning Environment Inventory
      • Local Resource Guide
      • Global Education Unit: Being American: An examination of the struggle for civil liberties for historically disenfranchised groups of Americans
      • Global Education Student Assessment Tools Inventory
      • International Project -Based Learning Opportunities
      • TGC Teacher Blogs
  • Teach Global
    • Think Global - Peru >
      • Virtual Field Trip to Peru >
        • Tasty Peru Tour
      • Peru Teacher Resources
    • Virtual Field Trip to Pakistan
    • Social Justice Heroes from Across the Americas
    • Global Leadership Odyssey Project: Introduction Videos to Students in Cartagena, Colombia
    • Colombia Lessons and Presentations
    • Schools Around the World
    • Ancient China
    • iEARN Global Learning Circle - Spring 2014
  • Chaco Canyon Trek 2018
  • Non-clickable Page