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August 13, 2019 Old Jokes and New Ideas

My grandfather is a great lover of jokes. I don’t mean the slightly cynical modern humor we use today. I mean the old stuff. Those…

August 5, 2019 Just Keep Swimming

One of my all-time favorite Pixar characters has to be Dory from Finding Nemo. This lovable Royal Tang is upbeat, caring, fiercely loyal, and always…

July 23, 2019 Reflections from Science on the Grand

I’ll be honest, I had no idea what to expect when I helped staff the Science on the Grand conference this year. Unlike most members…

July 16, 2019 Your Summertime Assignment

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel our society has grown progressively more demanding of working professionals, especially teachers. Where once an individual was recognized…

June 25, 2019 PBL and the Magic of Staying Outside the Lines

A friend recently confided in me that she has a new passion—adult coloring books. At first, I looked at her and thought, “Really—how old ARE…

June 17, 2019 You Don’t Teach Reading; You Teach Students

A few years ago, back when YA dystopias were all the rage in literary circles, a friend of mine suggested I read Divergent. Divergent’s…

June 4, 2019 Not All Who Wander Are Lost

There’s a bit of wisdom in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring which the hobbit Bilbo shares with his companions, “Not all those who…

May 21, 2019 Slowing Down to Learn More…the PBL Way

Does the crazy pace of today’s 24/7 life ever get to you? At home and at work, we go, go, go. We over-schedule and run…