When I was teaching my French class on Thursday, I was struck by something a student said. I try to greet my French students in a way that makes them feel valued and, in turn, help to ensure they like to be in my class. I figure this is the first step to them learning,Continue reading “Excited About Learning”
Author Archives: Tia M. Dawson
On this journey…
On this journey of life, we go through ups and downs regularly. There are times where we are just living and surviving the day to day. We may not be thriving, but we are doing what needs to be done. That is not positive or negative, it just is. Those are the times in lifeContinue reading “On this journey…”
10 Things I Want to Try or Learn About 10/10
10 Things I Want to Try or Learn More About In the Cloud To be honest, the “cloud” confuses and scares me a bit. I just don’t get it. Clearly, I need to learn more about it. Here are some “Cloud” applications I would like to get to know and explore further. 1. Evernote –Continue reading “10 Things I Want to Try or Learn About 10/10”
10 Reasons Why I Blog 9/10
10 Reasons Why I Blog 1. I blog as a way to making meaning. Blogging helps me think about and process information. I find it therapeutic to take in, reflect on, and then express my feelings and thoughts through my writing. Sometimes, during challenging times, this is difficult to do so in a diplomatic manner. ThisContinue reading “10 Reasons Why I Blog 9/10”
My 10 Most Popular Blog Posts 8/10
My 10 Most Popular Blogs Posts First of all, you must keep in mind, I have only been blogging for 8 months. My blog isn’t very busy, but there are some posts that have garnered more interest than others. While some of my more recent posts have had a lot of views, I am goingContinue reading “My 10 Most Popular Blog Posts 8/10”
Top 10 in 10: Influential Tweets 7/10
10 Interesting/Influential Tweets I’ve Read on Twitter Your messages on Twitter must be 140 characters or less. This can make sending a message quite challenging at times. Often, people will include a link to a blog post, article, or other information. Sometimes, people will post short, but powerful, messages. Below, you will find some ofContinue reading “Top 10 in 10: Influential Tweets 7/10”
Top 10 in 10: Celebrating my 1ooth Blog Post 6/10 – Top Tweeters
As I have already shared, there are many amazing educators whom I have learned a great deal with and from during the past 8 months. I have mentioned some influential-to-me bloggers here and here. I would like to continue by including some influential-to-me people I follow on Twitter. In an effort to acknowledge more people,Continue reading “Top 10 in 10: Celebrating my 1ooth Blog Post 6/10 – Top Tweeters”
Top 10 in 10 Series: Web 2.0 Tools 5/10
For the past 8 months, I have been introduced to and have used many Web 2.0 Tools – personally, with my staff and school, and with my students. I would like to briefly share some of the Web 2.0 tools I have used the most this year. This is a very brief list of anContinue reading “Top 10 in 10 Series: Web 2.0 Tools 5/10”
Top 10 in 10 Series: Celebrating my 100th Blog Post 4/10
While I have been inspired by many school administrators and other district personnel, I have also been inspired by many classroom teachers. I would consider these educators to be leaders in education as well. 10 Most influential Teacher Bloggers Joe Bower – Joe has opinions and isn’t shy to share them with the world. I findContinue reading “Top 10 in 10 Series: Celebrating my 100th Blog Post 4/10”
Top 10 in 10 Series: Celebrating my 100th Blog Post 3/10
There have been many people who have influenced and continue to influence me on the web. In fact, it is very difficult to limit this to 10! I probably could have made my entire 100 list based on those who influence my thinking. I will limit it to 10 here though. If you don’t knowContinue reading “Top 10 in 10 Series: Celebrating my 100th Blog Post 3/10”