edu180atl: tori mcclanahan 2.22.12

In the front hall of my school there is a large aquarium. Filled with grey fish, a old fake volcano lazily spurting out bubbles, and faded green plants, it isn’t exactly a visual feast, especially set against a dull cream wall. During my first weeks here I mostly wished the PTA might decide to make it their next school spirit project. After a while, however, I began to notice the smaller details I had missed before. The fish had orange spots, the plants had smudges of red and brown, and (best of all) there was a dinosaur. Read more

edu180atl: carolyn munson 2.20.12

“Our image of the child is rich in potential, strong, powerful, competent and most of all connected to adults and other children.”
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edu180atl: jeff morrison 2.20.12

What did I learn today? I learned that pedagogical interactions are not limited to the classroom. I learned the inherit love of teaching is genetically embedded within human nature. I learned that one’s “teacher” identity is not isolated from the development of one’s pedagogical identity and that it would be impossible to separate the two. I learned that music transcends the core curriculum. Today I took a step outside the confines operational management and into a dialogical environment that embodies what it means to transform information into knowledge.

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edu180atl: margee durand 2.16.12

The devil rides on my shoulder, a diminutive, grinning fellow that I can’t seem to dislodge from his perch. My constant companion. He is cynical, sarcastic, and uproariously funny. Read more

edu180atl: maddie schroeder 2.15.12

Many days, I accidentally learn life lessons.  Today was one of those days. Read more

edu180atl: jan reynolds 2.14.12

I had the privilege of learning and experiencing the fact that I am a good storyteller.  I also learned that children (4 to 5 yrs) as well as adults enjoy my stories.  It’s refreshing to see that children can be captivated by  a story in the age of super technology. Read more

edu180atl: quinton walker 2.13.12

My sophomores recently read a powerful excerpt from Jonathan Kozol’s 1991 expose Savage Inequalities. To be sure, the chapter depicting the oft-forgotten East St. Louis, Illinois is a bit dated, as we are some two decades past its publication; its instructive power regarding how we must educate could not be more timely. Timeless, in fact. Read more

edu180atl: andrea morgan 2.10.12

My family makes fun of me: I can’t remember the titles of books. I can recreate the contents, but rarely the “cover.” This omission may suggest that I have learned to judge a book by its contents rather than its cover. NO! I learned this rather painfully today.
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edu180atl alicia andreou 2.9.12

Some days you just never know what the day will hold. Two things are always certain; I learn something and seize the moments. Partly the unexpected nature of just what the day will hold and how it moves me forward as a human being, educator, and friend, is what makes each day so unique and memorable. Today it came from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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