Excursions in Education

ik-skur-zhuhn: -noun- a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return

Excursions in Education highlights current events, innovative ideas, or otherwise noteworthy topics in the ever-changing world of education. Journey around the block, around the world and into cyberspace with special emphasis on instructional technology and mathematics education.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Why educators need to be students too

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Being in a doctoral program is teaching me so much.  But it's not just the content of the classes that I'm learning. I'm propell...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Brain fog resulting from working in silos

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It's not often that I have an experience that reminds me distinctly of high school, but around midnight tonight I did.  Throughout the d...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Energized by excellent summer of Professional Development

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With just about one year since I last posted here, I'll skip all the reasons why and jump right into the content of my post.  As always...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Reframing the 1st day of school

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My sister and her family live in Germany.  Everything happens 6 hours earlier there. So, this morning, I woke up ready for the first day o...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

Amazing speech from IB Conference in Cancun

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In July I had the extremely awesome opportunity of attending the IB Americas conference in Cancun.  I have so many links, connections and ta...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Connected Educator Book Study

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Connected Educator Month is an amazing concept and, although I'm only connecting to a few opportunities, I've already found it to ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Connecting students with the world

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And so the back to school season officially kicks off for me!  All this time off this summer was needed and wonderful.  I'm refreshed an...
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Rachel
Passionate about education and seeking to make a difference, I have taught in grades 5-8, served as a Mathematics Department Chairperson, provided professional development, and created a network of amazing educators, served as an AP and now Principal...and to think... that's only the beginning of this career of mine!
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