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Tower Garden Construction Day – appelgarden
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Planting seeds and growing children. Tower Garden Construction Day. December 6, 2015. December 6, 2015. Today is the day we have been preparing for! All the parts of our Tower Garden have been revealed. We have discussed ideas, wondered about design, drawn plans and adjusted ideas as more components have been unpacked. We have written about experiences, taught others what we know so far and taken pictures and video along the way. Dreaming of this day for months! Our Tower Garden is up and growing! Fill i...
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2015 in review – appelgarden
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Planting seeds and growing children. December 30, 2015. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt:. A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 420. Times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report. View all posts by grannyshanny. Tower Garden Construction Day. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Tower Garden *** boxes 6 and 7 – appelgarden
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Planting seeds and growing children. Tower Garden * * boxes 6 and 7. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015. Our seedlings are ready for their new home. We are living a great “real life, real time” lesson in our room. Seeds planted in the rock wool and incubating in our room can germinate much quicker than this horticulturist believed. When they are ready, we have to act. These are babies that need our care for their culture! We are opening two boxes today! Contents of the heavy box:. You are commenting us...
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February 2016 – appelgarden
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Planting seeds and growing children. Using Words to Change Our World. February 26, 2016. February 26, 2016. So I am jumping ahead…cannot wait to share this chapter. We were in the midst of writing letters to convince others to try reading a favorite book. In these documents, I nudge the students to give at least three marvelous reasons to recommend an action or idea. My principal asked if I would be willing… Continue reading Using Words to Change Our World. Follow Blog via Email. Join 138 other followers.
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February 2016 – KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words
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KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words. Advancing teaching, learning, and innovative practices in the Kirkwood School District. Asking a Win/Win Question. 8220;How can I help you? Sometimes it is difficult for students to respond to this question. But if they are able to articulate an honest answer it opens up a win/win opportunity for us to collaborate. It is amazing how often this single question can help a young person reevaluate their own situation and figure out what the next step is. February 3, 2016.
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October 2015 – KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words
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KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words. Advancing teaching, learning, and innovative practices in the Kirkwood School District. Here is Kelley, in her own words. Enjoy – Heidi. In an effort to support a local community, the class designed a t-shirt as a way to spread their message. Our logo is Be the Change and our goal is to live in a world with true social justice. All proceeds from t-shirts are being donated to help fund the children’s library of the Ferguson Florissant Public Library. To date,...We are st...
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Creating a Culture of Reading – KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words
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KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words. Advancing teaching, learning, and innovative practices in the Kirkwood School District. Creating a Culture of Reading. This summer I had the privilege to attend the International Literacy Association’s national conference. When planning my sessions, I first looked for any authors or researchers I was familiar with. I was thrilled to see two favorites: Donalyn Miller (The Book Whisperer). Once How can we get Nipher kids to love reading? How can we inspire a love of books?
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Jumping into Genius Hour – KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words
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KSD Teachers – In Their Own Words. Advancing teaching, learning, and innovative practices in the Kirkwood School District. Jumping into Genius Hour. Cut to Genius Hour! I don’t remember when I first heard about it. I do remember that I got pumped. This is it! I thought. Students questioning, researching, and developing projects based on what they are passionate aboutthis is 100% motivating! What is this going to look like in the classroom? How will I help manage 17 projects about any number of subjects?
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