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[wmd-rss url=”#ed677″ items=”7″ ls-id=”58cef4cc2c170″/] 1)Tosch’s Map and Vlog I enjoyed seeing Tosch’s map of his interpretation of the ED 677 course. The accompanying vlog explained the map, and gave further insights. I too, had somewhat of a problem with the “value of playing” request because similar to Tosch, I am old school and I distinctly […]

When I ride my bicycle, which is almost daily except for those days when it is raining heavily  or there is too much snow on the ground, I find myself making a map. It may not be the most philosophical map of life, the future, or anything extremely deep, but I do record my day’s […]

Letters to the President by America’s Youth   1)Letter from Spongebobsquarepants   It is apparent from the author of this letter, that he has environmental concerns and is probably living in an area where coal is mined. Directly or indirectly, coal must have an economic influence on his life or his family’s life, yet I […]

10 Self/10 World Questions   Do my language students know how important they are to me? Do my language students realize that I really care about them? Is there something I am not doing which I should be doing? Do I explain their questions properly? Am I as patient as I should be in all […]

Hip Hop Genius – Remixing High School Education (Video). I can see the merit expressed in this video for combining the everyday out-of-school lifestyles of high school students in incorporating their creativity into the basis for educational achievements. This innovative and, although I am not sure if it is “a quite global phenomenon”, does represent […]

A Few Online/Personal Resources Which I Utilize to Prevent Wobbling Woes   An online resource that I have found to be quite valuable over the past year is one that is centered in Peru, called “Language Teaching Bloggers” which is affiliated with the Language Center of the University of the Pacific. Almost all the posts […]

Five Friday – 2/10/17 1) The most intriguing article in this week’s reading assignments is Mitchel Resnick’s “All I Really Need to Know (About Creative Thinking) I Learned (By Studying How Children Learn) in Kindergarten.” Obviously, I had an understanding of the importance of play for a young child, however the notion that it is […]

Seven Sunday, 2/5/17 1)        I was drawn to this article in KQED, the link being given below. Apparently, the author herself appears to be distorting numerous facts and gives alternate justifications for information that is abundantly disseminated throughout the mass media. The New York Times, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue and NPR can hardly be called […]

Here are my Seven Points for Sunday: 1) Marie, it is interesting to read about your childhood near the French-Belgian border. You seem to have grown up in quite a non-stressful environment, in the countryside, with an abundance of nature at your doorstep. And besides gardening you traveled to an incredible part of France, an […]

One of my English language learners, a journalism professor living in the Russian Federation, will soon be attending a conference on Virtual Reality and how it applies to journalism. Over the past several weeks we have been reading and familiarizing ourselves with English VR texts, articles, and nomenclature to assist her in writing a paper […]