tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post6351961423818683712..comments2024-03-26T05:18:01.915-04:00Comments on Portable Teacher: Summer ReignsLee Ann Spillanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-42751729416522425822014-07-30T16:32:11.746-04:002014-07-30T16:32:11.746-04:00Thanks, Glenda, in terms of opening activities I r...Thanks, Glenda, in terms of opening activities I realized recently that I can still be touching the standards (teaching or modeling how to cite textual evidence) even if I am reviewing the syllabus or school's code of conduct and those I must do those pieces in the opening days they are not my most engaging choice to set the tone for our community. Thank you for thinking of us Florida folk. Bradenton is lovely place, lots of new going on there based on my last visit. Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-2633392093027721352014-07-30T16:28:32.697-04:002014-07-30T16:28:32.697-04:00I bet you ask great questions, Linda. We've ju...I bet you ask great questions, Linda. We've just had two days of voluntary teacher collaboration--like team building but content focused. Like our students we often approach things differently. It's been good to have a couple of days to talk to each other and plan. Great start wishes to you too! Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-37939862913100311802014-07-30T16:26:34.989-04:002014-07-30T16:26:34.989-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Carol, and thank you for t...Thanks for stopping by, Carol, and thank you for the invitation to contribute. I would love to! Sounds like a perfect share to stretch summer in our new year and use it as a way to maintain peace and the positive in those stressful moments of the year's start. Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-77780591500021700132014-07-30T07:08:44.897-04:002014-07-30T07:08:44.897-04:00Love the images you painted for us of summer: Summ...Love the images you painted for us of summer: Summer is made of watermelon, blue skies, road trips, and swimming. Continue to allow summer to reign. As I said in my SOL post, Approach August with a positive frame of mind. Open your heart to possibilities. I thought since your words flow so beautifully that you might be interested in reflecting and writing about your summer serenity spot for a global share. If so, please see http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2014/07/exploring-summertime-serenity.htmlCarol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-41616702183969183612014-07-30T00:44:08.771-04:002014-07-30T00:44:08.771-04:00Love the team building games, always had my favori...Love the team building games, always had my favorites & enjoyed seeing how each group approached the problems so differently. Guess we're all thinking, and the same kinds of thoughts. What will they wish, what will they be like, be ready for? Love the post, Lee Ann. I'm in school interviewing for a recent opening-trying to ask good questions at the end of July! Best wishes on your start!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-18122731288118128972014-07-29T22:21:07.430-04:002014-07-29T22:21:07.430-04:00Lovely post, Lee. Your descriptions of summer have...Lovely post, Lee. Your descriptions of summer have a breeziness to them. You are right is observing that teachers are meeting a day here, a day there, some f2f and some in online forums. I've been thinking about next year, too, and how it will be both new and old, familiar and foreign. Thanks for the book titles. I'm looking for new opening activities; I just can jump around all day that first day as I use to. It's a growing older thing. <br /><br />BTW, I'll be in Bradenton, Florida from August 14-20 visiting my best friend who retired a year ago. I know it's not your part of the state, but I'm thinking about Florida and fabulous teachers like you as I prepare for my trip. Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.com