A guy embracing learning with students. A facilitator. Has the rare blank canvas sought by many educators, and plans to make the most of it. Shop subjects include woods, metals, concrete, design and more. Never done Tumblr before. Blown away by how many words I can put here. Have you read this far. Really? Wow, I think I could learn to love the Tumblr audience really quick. Really, no cut off yet? oh! And I teach Spanish too. Which is funny because my fluency is limited and I've never been to a Spanish speaking country. I don't even know where the closest native Spanish speaker lives. Probably 20+ miles away for sure. I live in Republic, MI, teach at a small k-12 school (average graduating class: 10) with the beautiful @the-not-so-english-teacher.
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A Differentiated Warm-Up Option for CTE Courses and More
Check out this template to provide an engaging start of class warm-up especially for extremely diverse audiences learning measuring skills.
The start of class warm-up, or “bell ringer” as it’s sometimes known in education, is a fickle beast. It’s an idea pushed down on us by minimally-credentialed educational professors and administrators as a silver-bullet solution to solve every and all start-of-class engagement issues. That’s a lie. Class warm-ups can help; they can help get the class started right. And they can help to provide…

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#career technical education#cte#education#imperial#k12#measuring#metric#pbl#project based learning#skilled trades
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Subtraction is Addition
Uncover the benifts of subtraction in life and problem solving. Embrace simplicity and overcome mental hurdles. 1. Read this post. 2. Let me know what you think.
I recognize there is a difference between subtracting things from your life that don’t serve you and serious addiction issues. This article’s intention is to explain the former, not the latter. We often struggle to grasp the idea that less is more. We think adding something is the best solution; but what if the key to addition lies in subtraction? Whether it’s cutting down on sugar, reducing…
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#appreciation#bad habits#choice#design#education#focus#learning#loss aversion#mental hurdles#negativity bias#personal growth#problem-solving#simplicity
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Life is good. Get some sun and get some water, people!
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Here’s a blurb on my blog from when I first started my current position. I figured since this Tumblr thing is a new start for, I’d share this old start.
#shopclass #industrialarts #keepcraftalive #makersgonnamake #makermovement #makerspace #teachersontumblr
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