Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Expectations count. "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being." ~Goethe

The Commissioner posted this on December 11, 2009. I haven't read much Goethe. I didn't realize our classroom management philosophies were so similar.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Area, Perimeter and other stuff

This is a teacher's lesson.

Click on area and perimeter to play. When you get to the site, read the directions if you like, but scroll down and click on the links 'Perimeter Explorer Activity' in the Day 1 Activities and 'Area Explorer' in the Day 2 Activities. Have some fun. Learn something.

Friday, January 15, 2010

EQ: Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day?

Do you know who Reverend Joseph Lowery is?

Here he is, third from left, with Dr. King in 1961.




Here he is at President Obama's inauguration.

Click on this link- The Civil Rights Movement -for more information


Greetings from the National Mall!
Created by 411.


"I have a dream" by 411

"Black, Brown and White" by 411


The Mall- August 28, 1963, 5:00am and later that day






Who is Claudette Colvin? Press play and find out.