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Elisa Waingort

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A Teacher Musing Out Loud

  • Thank You

    Source:http://www.planwallpaper.com/static/images/thank-you-clothesline-752×483.jpg I had a hard time writing this post. In fact, I kept putting it off all week and now, a week and a day later, I am forced to write something. I feel like I should have a big, inspiring story about a former student who contacted me years later to thank me for… Read more

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  • Writing Does That For Me

    Writing has always been a cathartic activity for me. I write when I’m upset or confused and, after just a few minutes, I start to feel better. Writing about failures or challenging situations helps me clarify my thinking so that I can sort through the muck and figure out what my next steps might be.… Read more

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  • The Teacher I Want to Be

    I have been dismayed to realize that despite my self-image as a teacher with a learner centered classroom, I am far from truly achieving that goal.  I have been listening carefully to myself lately, and I don’t like what I hear myself saying to the kids. Instead of empowering my students to take ownership of… Read more

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  • The Teacher I Want to Be

    The I have been dismayed to realize that despite my self-image as a teacher with a learner centered classroom, I am far from truly achieving that goal.  I have been listening carefully to myself lately, and I don’t like what I hear myself saying to the kids. Instead of empowering my students to take ownership… Read more

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  • #EdCollab and #TWOTC twitter chats

    I participated in back-to-back Twitter chats tonight. Two hours of fast-paced, free professional learning, coaching and collaboration. Ideas, encouragement and pure inspiration that I will take back to my classroom tomorrow. #EdCollab and #TWOTC Back-to-back learning opportunities.My choice.My needs.Nerdy teacher heaven. Here are nine takeaways from these two chats: When I am working with a… Read more

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  • Searching for Balance

    I have been doing a lot of soul searching over the last couple of days.  And, I’ve come to the conclusion that I must change my attitude – shift my stance – so I can assume a new perspective. So that I am more aligned with what’s important and may add value to my life.… Read more

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  • In anticipation…

    Today was my second day back at work. The students haven’t started yet. Their first day is next Tuesday. At this time next week, I will have met my new students. I looked at my class list yesterday, and again today. I studied my new students’ faces. None of them are familiar to me. A… Read more

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  • Back-to-School Ruminations

    I would be lying if I said I didn’t have mixed feelings about admitting that I’m looking forward to the start of school in a couple of weeks. Mixed feelings about admitting that I’m looking forward to returning to school in a couple of weeks? Wait. I am looking forward to returning to school in… Read more

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  • Grandmother?

    My daughter got married a little over a week ago. I am now a mother-in-law and eventually will become a grandmother. It’s a lot to wrap my head around. Although the title of mother-in-law does not scare me,  the label of “grandmother” is a bit more than I can chew. To make light of this,… Read more

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  • DIY Literacy Chapters 5 & 6

    This is the last in a series of blog posts for the #CyberPD16 book study on DIY Literacy, Teaching Tools for Differentiation, Rigor and Independence by Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts. This post will address chapters 5 & 6. You can read my previous posts here and here. Chapter 5 is all about differentiation. Kate… Read more

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