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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-29316636542759679092016-09-16T09:00:00.005-05:002016-09-16T09:00:42.970-05:00Cardboard Challenge 2016So what do you do with all of the cardboard boxes you've been storing for future uses that never really crop up? Join the Cardboard Challenge, an outgrowth from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U" target="_blank">Caine's Arcade</a>!!<br />
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Some students from Memorial HS have accepted the challenge and will work along side students from Stratford HS to see what crazy creative things can be built out of cardboard and a few other recycled items. A big shout out to Ms. Shaver and Mrs. Salva for sharing the challenge with their students!<br />
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-42607911155533141582016-01-28T09:53:00.004-06:002016-01-28T09:53:42.712-06:00Thoughts from a High School Math TeacherIf you teach high school math, this post is for you! Check out this blog post and let me know what you think!<br />
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-59556499865623178052016-01-28T09:48:00.001-06:002016-01-28T09:48:19.856-06:00Hello Sunshine! Hello Google Classroom!Well it's been quite some time since my last post and so much has happened since then. The big deal this school year has been Google Classroom; teachers who are using it are in LOVE! I'm talking about English, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers who each have a slightly different take but are making it happen with their students!<br />
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-45258426466002626972014-08-26T21:15:00.001-05:002014-09-04T22:39:56.344-05:00America, the Beautiful!So pumped about Day 1 of the 'interactive' notebook in Algebra I!!!! There's a really cool story behind these pics. I met the author and she is amazing!! Her name is America Aguirre and she has given me permission to document her work. I am so thankful she is allowing me to showcase her Alg I work so others can get an idea about the power of these notebooks!! America, your work is beautiful!! Stay tuned...she'll have more entries to share soon!<br />
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-82197431512028437992013-08-21T21:45:00.000-05:002013-08-22T10:44:21.624-05:00Mama Hawk and the Rescued Babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is a picture of the mama hawk who came back to nurture her babies after we build a makeshift nest for them. We found her original nest destroyed and these little ones barely surviving it on the ground. They grew up quickly and have now flown away to start their own lives!</div>
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-90826134074246601782013-05-30T23:08:00.000-05:002013-05-30T23:23:16.668-05:00A Cultural Exchange Package from our Friends in Idiazabal, Cordoba in Argentina!We are so excited about the package that arrived from our friends in Idiazabal!! The students wrote to us about many of the features of the Argentinean culture. They sent pictures, music and videos on CDs along with brochures, school banners, a mate cup and straw, local recipes and rosaries from the Jesuit GuaranĂ Missions! The Mission is where our current Pope did his work prior to becoming the leader of the Catholic faith. Check out this display of all the goodies they sent!<br />
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And finally, a school banner that celebrates their first 50 years!!! We wish them many, many more successful years of educating the children of Idiazabal!!!</div>
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Our Spanish III students are hoping to send videos of school life in Houston to our Argentinean friends before we leave for summer break next week! We have all learned so much this year through all of our exchanges via email, Skype and even mail! It is my hope that someday we will meet in person, in fact it is our ultimate goal!!</div>
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-79302193704974254302012-12-17T15:03:00.000-06:002012-12-17T15:03:27.503-06:00Thoughts and Prayers from ArgentinaThe world grieves with us over the unspeakable tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. One of our Argentinean colleagues, Analia shared this picture with us.
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-78261084123410538742012-11-27T22:39:00.001-06:002012-11-27T23:12:26.614-06:00Celebrate Instituto Jose Marie Paz de IdiazabalSo thankful for being able to connect with the students from Idiazabal, Cordoba in Argentina!! From the emails, pictures, videos and Skype sessions, they bring a new dimension to why it's so important to learn languages. We wish them happy holidays as they finish up their school year and look forward to reconnecting next February/March!<br />
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On another note, check out this graphic. Where are we? This may help us think about how and why we might use technology in education.<br />
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-34342409290989720082012-11-03T23:07:00.001-05:002012-11-09T09:13:43.124-06:00Cuba - So Close, Yet So Far Away...My trip to Cuba continues to inspire! Friday I spent the day in Ms. Reed's classes sharing stories about my Cuba experience. The pictures and video clips really gave students an idea of the today's Cuban reality. I'm so thankful I had the opportunity to spend nine days there learning more than I could have ever imagined. Here's one of the video clips I showed of a busy intersection in Havana.<br />
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TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-86176073648494154082012-11-01T23:38:00.004-05:002012-11-03T16:18:13.103-05:00The Best Part of the Student Skype Experience...After skyping with our ePals from Argentina on Tuesday, we asked each student to answer 3 questions about the event.<br />
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2. If you could change one thing about the experience, what would it be?<br />
3. Where do we go from here? How do we keep our Argentinean connection alive?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"I thought that it was really cool to have a visual of the people we had been emailing. I liked listening to their dialect and learning about their school day."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"The best part of this Skype experience was that we saw the kids from Argentina, and have a first hand experience with Spanish speaking people in their country."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"The best part of this Skype experience was to learn about the different lives of people from Argentina. It was cool to compare and contrast their lives with ours."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"I most enjoyed seeing Lucas, the person I was emailing with my group."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"I got to talk to native Spanish speakers in Spanish, having them understand me and me them."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"The best part of this Skype experience for me was that we got to see the Argentinean kids and hear about their culture."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"It was really fun seeing everyone else on the monitor. I was surprised that their lifestyle and culture is a lot more similar than I originally thought. It was also fun listening to their answers in English - they were pretty good!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"For me the best part of the Skype was hearing them speak English and us communicating back in Spanish. I thought it was very neat how we brought both languages together."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"Seeing how excited the Argentineans were to see us."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"The best part of this Skype experience was getting to meet kids that you would never be able to see unless you flew to Argentina."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"I got to see what teenagers from Argentina were like and we learned what school was like for them."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"Being never across the U.S. border in my life, I cannot wait to travel to a new country. This was a great experience to talk to someone who has never live in the U. S. The best part of this was the discovery of a new culture and the interaction with someone who originally couldn't speak English."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"Getting to hear what the Argentinean students do and how well they speak English."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">"It enabled two different groups of students to interact across continents. It gave us the opportunity to use our Spanish."</span><br />
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-10173144218318882192012-11-01T23:20:00.000-05:002012-11-01T23:20:29.937-05:00MacBook Air Rocks!Well so far I have nothing but good things to say about this MacBook experience! Got my files, Dropbox and iTunes working as well as print capability within 24 hours! All of my photos and videos are in iPhoto which makes for easier uploading when blogging. Next I need to check on hooking up to a projector and ActivBoard but don't anticipate trouble there. I'm thinking the honeymoon will only be over on April 18th when I have to return this beautiful machine! So here is my current desk set up, I'm using my monitor as a dual screen for now!<br />
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-64950336836726957912012-10-30T21:48:00.000-05:002012-10-30T21:48:44.295-05:00Leap of Faith!Well I am happy to report that I am one of thirty people piloting the MacBooks for 6 months. We turned in our Dell laptops today so there's no turning back. I got one of the 10 MacBook Air laptops and am test driving it tonight by loading up iPhoto with pics, posting on my blog, checking email and moving my documents over to this lovely machine. Not to worry, I double backed up everything just in case...So we're in the honeymoon phase right now, let's see if I can make it last a lifetime or at least until they make me return it on April 18, 2013. I'm off to the races!!!TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-47964213077903868512012-10-30T21:39:00.000-05:002012-10-30T21:39:11.647-05:001st International Skype Experience with MHS StudentsWhat a great day! We had 140 MHS students communicating with our Argentinean ePals in <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Idiazabal, Cordoba! Although not everyone was able to speak on camera, it certainly wet our appetite for more! Check out these pics!</span><br />
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<br />TMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614183091936872914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657418064208590838.post-26734129487152319382012-10-07T20:38:00.003-05:002012-10-07T20:49:57.316-05:00ePals Excitement in the Air!So it seems like the students are as excited as we are about connecting with our friends in Idiazabal, Cordoba! It's been a real learning experience as we were able to trouble shoot around the technology issues. Not only did students write some great questions in their emails, many also shared group pictures too! Here are a few pictures of 7th period as they are writing emails on the iPads and netbooks.<br />
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