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Global Citizenship Projects
We just ended the quarter with a challenge to our students: design a class project that shows good global citizenship. We gave them a week and some criteria, but the students had a lot of room to be...
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On your mark. Get set. Go! Write!
It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow I will be getting on a plane for Ukraine. While I am away, you are invited to be a part of the journey. Students in 5/6 Social Studies will get credit for completing...
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Euro Cup 2012
Did you know that Ukraine and Poland are hosting the Euro Cup this summer? This is a big deal — it’s like the Soccer World Cup for Europe. Our hotel is right next to the big stadium where the final...
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Beginning of School Exploration
We have finally arrived in Zaporizhia, where I’ll be spending the next 8 days. After an interesting overnight train ride, we are so excited to be here. The train was comfortable, but it was a little...
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Welcome to Classical Lyceum
Today was our first day at Zaporizhia Classical Lyceum! We’ll be here for the next week, hosted by our partner teacher, Lydia, and the rest of the school community. Today, we observed several classes...
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One to One Connections
It’s very clear being here that the direct person-to-person connection is most powerful. Student to Student: Today, I shared your responses with the students in the video from a few days ago. They...
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Student Video Response #2
Here’s another video of Ukrainian students responding to American student questions. They also asked some of their own too: Ukrainian students: If you are reading this, please comment to the American...
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Blog Round Up
If you’ve been reading this blog, you probably know my student Anna. Her comments after each entry truly demonstrate what this blog is meant to be: a conversation. If done well, each entry should...
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Hawks for the Hawks
I am so proud to be a teacher at Innovation Academy. Our students’ successes were recently celebrated at Friday’s art show and written up in the Lowell Sun. Graduating seniors this year are heading off...
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The Students Arrive!
Our students are finally arriving! I spent most of the day at the airport, and as I write, the last two are being picked up for today. Two more come later in the week. Whew! It’s exciting to meet...
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