by marynabadenhorst | Jun 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I would like to introduce you to an inspirational teacher. She teaches in the Bronx in a school commonly known as “The Google School”, because all the teachers use Google Documents, and all the students have access to their own laptop. This school sits...
by marynabadenhorst | Jun 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was reading a Grade 1 teacher’s blog pages recently (http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 and http://staff.prairiesouth.ca/~cassidy.kathy/index.html), and came upon this fun tool. It is an online program called “This is sand”...
by marynabadenhorst | Jun 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room (as you do!) the other day, I read one of those waiting room magazines with the crossword puzzles and jokes. One of these jokes was: The mother asked the birthday boy: ‘Do you want your birthday cake cut into twelve...
by marynabadenhorst | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
I went to a seminar once, and as usual, I forgot almost everything that was said on the day, except for one snippet: “As teachers, we work with making memories every day. Yet, very few teachers would be able to tell you how memories are made or retained, and...
by marynabadenhorst | Oct 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
Introduction When I started this journey, I got comments from wide and far, ranging from: “Are you crazy?” to “”Really out there!” Some people just looked at me and shook their head (like when you look at someone on their way to a mental institution.) Luckily I was...
