Posts Tagged ‘meaningful’
No more busy work.
From the desk of Katie… Highschool. Large classes, playing sports, clubs, social events, wanting to sleep late and stay up even later, driving, prom, and college applications. Highschool is supposed to be busy but not miserable, we should be able to have a life outside of school and homework, and that just isn’t possible if…
Read MoreFor the Love of the Arts and Learning
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . “With a subject matter as broad as life itself, the arts easily relate to aspects of almost everything else that is taught.” – Charles Fowler I love to draw. Even when I am reading, I paint pictures in my mind of characters, setting, and events. Almost…
Read MoreMeaningful Math
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . “The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.” – Stanley Gudder Math can be a pretty complicated subject, so I am a great believer in math talk in the classroom. Having a meaningful dialogue about reasoning and…
Read MoreMaking Writing Meaningful
From the desk of Carol C. . . I love to teach writing! From the thrill of seeing students grow as writers to the reading of their work each day, it’s all exciting to me. I’m not a great writer, but I enjoy reading my personal writing to students to show them the struggles and…
Read MoreRaving Fans
From the desk of Alice… I read a book called Raving Fans by Kenneth Blanchard when we first opened the doors of ERG in 2004. With limited background in business at that time, I tried to make the most of the content and have carried it forward through the 10 years of our work. Recently,…
Read MoreDaydream with a Purpose
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . “Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.” – Bo Bennett I am the poster child of a visual learner. I remember faces – not names. I write things down to help me process and remember. I talk with my hands to illustrate a point. (My husband says if…
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