Teaching
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This Summer, I will be teaching another graduate writing course at Towson University. The beauty of this course? It’s online, and it’s all about you. The Maryland Writing Project (MWP), which has been recognized as an exemplary site by the National Writing Project in Berkeley, CA, enters its 31st year providing writing instruction and its…
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This morning, I led a workshop on metacognition and daybooking. If you attended this morning’s workshop or are interested in learning more about this, you can download my Powerpoint presentation here. Feel free to email me with any questions at all. MWP MetaJournals
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I was struck this morning by the satellite image of the three storms brewing in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center is predicting an above-average likelihood for storms to hit the east coast this year, making the stretch between North Carolina and Massachusetts as likely to get hit as Florida or the other Gulf…
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For those who know me at all, you know how much I believe in serendipity and the beauty and wonderment that follows. Several times in the past few weeks, I’ve come across accidentals in teaching and writing that suggest the time has come to take the last big plunge and pursue my doctorate in Education,…
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mens sana in corpore sano. . . . It hasn’t even been a week since my summer teaching stint ended, and already I’m thinking about the upcoming school year. Last Friday, I was exhausted, feeling burned out, desperately needing a break. Is it possible that one week’s time is all that I needed to recuperate?…
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Good day, all: The four-day break was beyond wonderful with my family, and yesterday HG (my 10-yr-old daughter) and I dreaded the return to the grind. But we reminded each other that it’s all in the attitude in which we approach the Monday-morning return… I’ve always had a challenge in keeping a healthy balance between…
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It has been a busy 96-plus hours, getting ready for the new school year. Now, at 10:47 p.m., I believe I can say that I am about as ready as I could be. Well, except for ironing my clothes, collating my syllabi, copying two other documents that I didn’t have to print out, and then…
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It’s official. The meetings are now in full swing, and the big hand is zooming around the clock faster than I can ever remember. I am in the midst of the week before school begins, and I am feeling the ever-increasing pressure to get everything ready before Monday, the first day of school. I could…
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Where in the world did Thursday go? First, thanks to all for your kind words about the site’s new look. I wish I could take credit for the pic, but alas, I cannot. This is from a template in the WordPress directory (info is at the bottom of this page). Second, thanks also for your…
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New routines, new demands, new opportunities, new everything…Today signifies my first day back to the classroom in preparation for the upcoming school year. I’m one of those geeky teachers that gets a little too excited about all of this….I absolutely love teaching, and this, to me, is one of the greatest times of the year.…
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