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I Wonder If We Can All Do Better
As I watched video from looting at a QuikTrip in Ferguson, so many thoughts went through my mind. I watch the videos from the safety of my home, in a quiet neighborhood, states away but feeling...
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The Power of Possible
I’ve always been a fan of the phrase, “What if…” The chance to wonder, what if this were different? What if I changed this? What if X was Y instead? The “What ifs” can push you, encourage you to...
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Right Now
I’m typically a big picture person. I like to visualize the endpoint. I’m motivated by knowing what’s ahead. I love to dream up big plans and then know that every day we’re on our way there. Like a...
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Five Trade-ins It’s Time For
Five things I think it’s time to make the trade for in education… we don’t have control over what others do, but we can control what we do. So how about we make some trade ins? 1.) More trying to be a...
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Hope is Waiting For Us
Mundane things bore me. Documents without clipart. Rooms without color. Design without meaning. Conversations that don’t have deep meaning. Copies and repetitive trends. Standardization strangles my...
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What Inspires You?
I’m finally all moved into my office space. If you look closely, you can see the little wood man I made when I was 6, my all time favorite Steve Jobs quote, Wizard of Oz references, bright colors,...
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Beyond the Blocks
Confession: I honestly never imagined that Minecraft really is fun. Even though tons of kids have told me it is. Even though I’ve watched my own child play and just didn’t grasp what was happening....
View ArticleItching to Learn with SCRATCH
It’s only been a few weeks since we embarked on an adventure in 3rd grade to learn SCRATCH. But, just a few weeks in, and I am hooked. It isn’t the bright colors of the site. It isn’t about the cute...
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Why I Blog and Why You Should, Too
It’s Connected Educator month. I woke up today thinking about the value in being connected. I can’t even explain it. Being connected has gotten me a front row seat to a space shuttle launch, to the...
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Connected Educators Olympics… Join us!
You’re invited! What started out as a tiny brainstorming Facebook post, turned into a full blown project. That’s why I love being connected. I don’t have all the great ideas…but I have friends who...
View ArticleIt Starts Today
I’ve had my fair share of rants… about Common Core. Textbooks. Testing. Too much testing. I’ve spent hours complaining about what No Child Left Behind has done to, um… leave a bunch of kids behind....
View ArticleDear PLN…. I need YOUR help!
Good morning— If you are reading this, I need YOUR help. I am hoping to update this video and add a new twist. Would you consider writing on a sheet of paper what being connected means to you? Even...
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“Hi, I’m Krissy, and I’m a learner…”
My days are all about learning…. Challenging kids. Creativity. Supporting teachers. Growing together. Pushing ourselves to learn. And? I love it. There are ten things I’ve learned, been reminded of,...
View ArticleWe Are Never Alone
I don’t remember the moment between when I had a PLN and when I didn’t have a PLN. But I know that my passion for education, my courage to take risks, and my abilities to get involved in global...
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The Plight of the Innovator
Photo by Dimtry Asmotiv: The salmon in the photo did NOT get eaten. At least I don’t think he did. Salmon. We’ve all seen photos of their plight. We’ve heard about how “small percentages” ever make it...
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Going to Google
I just went through the list of folks heading to Google Teacher Academy in Austin, and realized that I’m going to be learning from these people..with these people… and meet these people. Feeling a...
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Don’t Just Think Outside the Box, Recreate It
I’m obssessed with making. 3d printing. Gadgets. Tools. Sparkly electronics. Building. Creating. All of it. But, beyond that? I want it to mean something. I refuse to be a part of empty experiences...
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Jump
When is the last time you jumped? You know, all in? When is the last time you approached something, whether it be learning something new, creating something, or even doing something with your...
View ArticleThe Intersection Where Purpose Exists
As a kid, I lived for the days I got to go to “Special Art” where we could paint and draw and sculpt in clay. I lived for that time to go sketch. I’d sketch on my papers while I daydreamed, and I’d...
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