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Slicing every day in March Creativity and innovation…I’ve been thinking a lot about both of these topics lately.Probably because I’ve been reading George Couros’ book, The Innovator’s Mindset and because +Margaret Simon has nudged some of us to write about this topic today. So far, one of the biggest takeaways from reading this book by +George Couros has been the idea that… Read more

Slicing every day in March!!! Today I got home close to 6:00 pm.Almost 12 hours after I had left to go to school.I took a shower.I cleaned up the kitchenwhile my husband cooked.I had dinner with my husband and son.I cleaned up the kitchen again.I sat down to flip through my FB and Twitter feeds.Then,… Read more

Slicing every day in March!! Today’s slice is about the books I’m currently reading or have recently finished reading. No spoilers here. Just a few sentences about each one. If the Oceans Were Ink by Carla Power is the story of an unlikely collaboration between a North American white female academic and an Islamic male scholar. … Read more

Slicing every day in March! Today was the first day of our historical fiction book clubs. The kids are reading My Brother Sam is Dead, Out of the Dust, Children of the Fire, and Home of the Brave, in groups of two’s and three’s.  During our daily reading status check-in, several of my students said they were… Read more

The end of the school year is typically a stressful time. Report cards need to be written, assessments need to be completed and final projects need to be turned in, and not necessarily in that order. Nevertheless, I have always had time to enjoy my students before we say goodbye on the last day of… Read more

What a day! I had absolutely no breaks all day long. The two prep periods I had were devoted to meetings – one with a parent and another one to discuss our next PYP unit – the Exhibition of Learning! And, as if that weren’t enough, I had recess and lunch supervision. Finally, there was… Read more

I subscribe to a word of the day prompt for writing. Yesterday, I wrote Footsteps in response to one of these daily prompts. Because I’ve spent the last ten minutes staring at a blank computer screen, I decided to try another one for today’s SOL. And, although I’m not necessarily a big fan of writing prompts… Read more

This morning I treated myself to a manicure and a pedicure.It had been over a month since I’d last gone to the beauty parlor.(Does anybody else call it that anymore?)As usual, I enjoyed my time there. Whenever I go, I just watch whatever is on the TV, which is more often than not a soap… Read more

Slicing with my students this month has been an eye opener.They have a lot of stories to tell and they need a lot of support telling them. We often run out of time in class for students to complete their slices and they rarely finish them at home. I do a lot of revising and… Read more

When we got home this afternoon we discovered that there was no internet. Something having to do with the fiber optic connection. The Internet service won’t be restored until after midnight my time, which would be way past the SOL challenge deadline. So, what is a committed slicer to do? Blog on my phone, of… Read more