Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Dec 6, 2009, 8:11 pm
It is time again for the Edublog Awards.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Dec 4, 2009, 5:09 am
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Dec 1, 2009, 9:33 pm
Just filling out my calendar for the early part of 2010 -- and did it fill up fast!
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 30, 2009, 3:08 pm
I like to use the transition of the monthly calendar
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 29, 2009, 8:57 am
I talk a lot about lessons planning focused on Pattern Seeking and Meaning Making Instead of Content Delivery. One of our challenges is that we come to the lesson planning table as teachers instead...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 27, 2009, 12:31 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 27, 2009, 6:54 am
My friend Stefanie reminded me of a wonderful piece about being thankful this season. Even though the big day is behind us, I also have high hopes for big days ahead.  Be Thankful (Author Unko...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 25, 2009, 12:32 pm
Nominations for the Edublog Awards 2009 are now open! It's easy to get involved (Nominations close on December 8th): 1.  Nominate Choose the sites that you want to nominate in the following...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 24, 2009, 5:40 pm
Imaginative students need imaginative teachers. An important step in developing this habitude in our students is to embrace our own imaginative potential; allowing ourselves to be creative. Imaginati...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 23, 2009, 10:24 pm
In this parody of Viva La Vida, 7th and 8th graders from Decorah, IA (almost 100 students collaborated under the guidance of Miss Janelle Kuene) send a message -- and demonstrate-- about the use of te...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 22, 2009, 11:59 am
One of my favorite mini-lessons builds on the Habitude of Imagination. I call it the Power and Pattern of Story. This lesson helps build the muscle and habit of imagination, but also allows students t...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 21, 2009, 9:57 am
I've been told that, with a strong wind, I can really get going.  To me, learning is an ever-changing weather pattern.  For me, learning is the most amazing, exciting, frustrating, intox...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 20, 2009, 9:13 am
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.  From professional to personal development, these are the posts and links ...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 18, 2009, 6:06 am
I picked up the drivers manual book and found it extremely difficult. It is a procedural text, it’s technical, the vocabulary is incredibly advanced, it’s sophisticate and is at times, inconsid...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 17, 2009, 11:10 am
"The process of reading is not a half-sleep process.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 13, 2009, 7:06 am
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.  From professional to personal development, these are the posts and links ...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 11, 2009, 2:50 pm
Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr "The Game of School is very pervasive, and its rituals are deeply entrenched in the actions and expectations of students and teachers. But it is not immutable. It c...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 7, 2009, 5:30 pm
A teacher's language is a powerful teaching tool. Our language can build children up or tear them down. It can model respectful and caring social interactions or just the opposite. Effective langu...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 6, 2009, 10:50 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 4, 2009, 6:46 am
They help me learn, they assist me in teaching. I know some teachers have a love/hate relationship with acronyms.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 3, 2009, 5:36 am
Image via Wikipedia In my years as a classroom teacher -- busy with planning instruction, creating lessons, addressing a standard -- it is only after exploring learning success in a broader sense, th...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Nov 2, 2009, 5:15 am
To Be a Champion, You Must Train Like a Champion" -Author Unknown- Every successful learner knows that if you want to be good at something, find someone who is better and learn from them. This timel...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 31, 2009, 11:34 am
I like to use the transition of the monthly calendar
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 30, 2009, 6:06 am
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 29, 2009, 6:38 am
The answer to that elusive question may be just a few pages (or clicks) away.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 28, 2009, 6:20 am
ReadWriteWeb shares a must-see video snippet (6 minutes) and highlights of a discussion by Google CEO Eric Schmidt on 'What the Web Will Look Like in 5 Years."
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 25, 2009, 6:53 pm
I found a product today and asked my husband if he wanted to repaint the house. I'm sure he tilted his head a bit when he heard my color choice:  Ideas ... as in IdeaPaint, a product I read a...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 23, 2009, 11:27 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 21, 2009, 9:38 pm
How often do we hear something like this in our classrooms: "Mrs. Maiers, what is the right answer?” I don't know about you, but I'd rather hear this: “Mrs. Maiers, do you think I have th...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 20, 2009, 12:40 pm
Today, the NCTE asks us to recognize “the remarkable variety of writing we engage in” by celebrating the National Day on Writing. Congress proclaimed that October 20th, 2009 would celebrate the f...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 19, 2009, 12:31 pm
I'm hoping to see and hear from teachers during tonight's Time to Act Panel discussion with the team from
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 18, 2009, 7:05 pm
In a recent discussion with Literacy Coaches and Instructional Facilitators, the habitude of Curiosity in the Classroom came up. Some great points came up at the back end of this short video. Would lo...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 16, 2009, 11:27 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 15, 2009, 8:15 pm
David Warlick rocked the house during his ITEC 2009 keynote presentation: Rebooting the Basics - Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century He had me at the title, and then out of his amazing brain ca...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 12, 2009, 5:08 pm
The 2009 ITEC Conference started off with some great thoughts to ponder from our keynote speaker, Dan Pink. Some of the money quotes: The purpose of public education in America is not to deliver empl...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 11, 2009, 9:41 pm
The video of my experience on Second Life is live at ISTE Eduverse Talks and a full image album (they have paparazzi in SL?) of the event. Though there was some "technology" glitches, the strength o...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 10, 2009, 8:09 pm
I am getting excited for the annual ITEC conference.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 9, 2009, 4:00 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 8, 2009, 10:08 am
For decades now, researchers and practitioners have known that many children succeed in reading over the first few years of school only to experience a "4th grade slump," setting them on course for ye...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 7, 2009, 11:33 am
Together, We are Smarter. These words are not just a cute motto for my website, they fundamentally represent what I believe and value most:
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 5, 2009, 6:03 pm
Kurt Russell did a brilliant job portraying coach Herb Brooks’ in the movie Miracle.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 4, 2009, 4:16 pm
There is much so much power in questions and curiosity. I wonder if, rather than asking for the best answers, we should encourage better questions. Albert Einstein said, "The important thing is to n...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 3, 2009, 10:59 pm
I am so proud and excited to be among the fantastic presenters at this year's K12 Online Conference. If you haven't taken part in this wonderful learning experience, you don't have to wai...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 2, 2009, 7:58 pm
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I've discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere.  From professional to personal development, these are the posts and links ...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Oct 1, 2009, 10:51 am
I like to use the first day of the month as a way to look back at the previous month's best posts (and the year before that)
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Sep 29, 2009, 6:30 pm
I had the most extraordinary day. I spent it talking about the Habitude of Curiosity with K-6 students. I was "invited" to teach them about this critical 21st Century skill, but I left the smarter, wi...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Sep 23, 2009, 8:29 am
Please join us on September 26, 2009 for the first live event of the 2009 K12Online Conference I’m pleased join others in announcing, thanks to the hard work of the K12Online09 Live Events Commit...
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Sep 22, 2009, 8:15 am
One of the things that I love most about the blogosphere is that the conversation never ends.
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Angela M. posted an article on Angela Maiers - Sep 20, 2009, 11:18 pm
Yesterday I posted about the I DO, WE DO, YOU DO recipe for successful learning. I had the pleasure of putting these critical learning principals in action with some on-the-job training at Smashburger...
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