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Blue Serials (2/22/20): Teacher Quality Edition

Blue Cereal — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:37:21 +0000

We’re going to keep things simple this week, my Eleven Faithful Followers (#11FF). As much as I enjoy our time together and the hours you no doubt spend giggling over every clever phrase and admiring my poignant insights, I’m hoping you’ll take the time to actually go read and follow at least a few of … Continue reading

Blue Serials (2/15/20)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:47:48 +0000

This week’s Blue Serials largely features blogs and other online sources which have absolutely no need of a signal boost from me. Still, if they’re going to be so narcissistic as to create great content that’s not shared here FIRST, I should at least have the right to abscond it and use it for my own glorification.

Plus, these are all, like… really good pieces. So there’s that.

Blue Serials (2/8/17)

Blue Cereal — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:15:04 +0000

I haven’t been doing the weekly wrap-ups recently. I’m never quite sure whether anyone reads them, despite the consistently high quality of the goodies within! But there’s simply been TOO MUCH quality edu-bloggery lately not to compile it and celebrate a bit. If you’ve been busy, or distracted by national shenanigans, or tuned out after … Continue reading

Blue Serials (10/23/16)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:00:25 +0000

I know, I know – so much. Too much. All busy. Things doing! Aaarghhghh! Nonetheless, Here Are A Few Things You Simply SHOULD NOT MISS From Recent Edu-Bloggery… The Long Game: Teaching As A Career, Not Just A Job – Christina Torres, on ChristinaTorres.org, talks about fighting weariness, staying alert, and maintaining that new teacher mojo … Continue reading

Blue Serials (10/16/16)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 13:20:40 +0000

I know a place, ain’t nobody cryin’. Ain’t nobody worried. No smilin’ faces, lyin’ to the races. I’ll take you there. Mercy now – I’m callin’ callin’ callin’ mercy. Mercy mercy – let me. I’ll take you there. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_small”,”fid”:”2459″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”}}]] i know you’re tired, in more ways than a few. We’re all ready for the elections to just … Continue reading

Blue Serials (10/2/16)

Blue Cereal — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:12:03 +0000

[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_small”,”fid”:”2402″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”}}]] Here Are A Few Things You Absolutely Should Not Miss From The Past Week (Or So) in Edu-Bloggery! Read them, dammit. It’s for your own good. Walking in Circles – Rob Miller on A View From The Edge. Miller is the master of the simple analogy that sucks you in, then spins you around … Continue reading

Blue Serials (9/25/16)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 16:44:56 +0000

All the words are gonna bleed from me, and I will think no more… [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_small”,”fid”:”2373″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”}}]] OK, that’s probably a tad melodramatic for my taste most days – but I do really like this particular cover. You know I’m a sucker for hopeless defiance – flinging our little flashlights towards the black holes screaming obscenities somehow … Continue reading

Blue Serials (9/18/16)

Blue Cereal — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 22:19:27 +0000

Stuff you simply MUST NOT MISS from the past week in Edu-Bloggery...

Blue Serials (9/11/16)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:27:22 +0000

Sometimes we need a little help to cut through the clutter and decipher the nonsense. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_small”,”fid”:”2329″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”}}]] But fret not, my #11FF – I’m here for you. *tenderembrace* I know, I know… me too. But we must press forward. We’re sometimes all they have. Besides, I know what will help you feel better, re-energize, sharpen that … Continue reading

Blue Serials (9/4/16)

Blue Cereal — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 13:25:25 +0000

What A Saturday Morning. Here’s hoping we can have similar impact in social and political circles. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_small”,”fid”:”2308″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”}}]] Stuff You Simply SHOULD NOT Miss in Edu-Bloggery This Past Week: Teacher Self-Care For The New School Year (A Guide) – Dan Tricarico, aka The Zen Teacher, gives us what he gives best. Reasonable perspective, calm words, and … Continue reading