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Good on you Erik. I bet your parents are appreciative of all you are doing at home. Perhaps you can build on this and continue to do some of those things, like making your bed. I think you're off to a great start. : )
This post was created by Erik, a grade 5 student:
November 25
I made a difference by doing a couple of things they are:
1. I gave the ball to Mr.Poluk in volleyball so he did not have to walk to the other side of the gym. This would of made a dif...
Here is a blog post created by Michaela, one of my grade 5 students, outlining what she did on day one of our 25 Days to Make a Difference Challenge (I will try to provide daily samples of student submissions throughout our challenge):
Today is t...
This is so cool, I can't wait to see what happens!!
Mike, you are such an active member of this space and you and your students inspire me. I'm looking forward to seeing what you and your students can achieve.
I haven't blogged on this space for a while, and I certainly apologize for my lack of activity, but I've had an interesting start to my school year nonetheless. District-wide reorganization has resulted in me teaching in three different classrooms...
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25 Days to Make a Difference: Day 2 (Student Voice)
This post was created by Erik, a grade 5 student:
1. I gave the ball to Mr.Poluk in volleyball so he did not have to walk to the other side of the gym. This w… Continue
November 25
I made a difference by doing a couple of things they are:
1. I gave the ball to Mr.Poluk in volleyball so he did not have to walk to the other side of the gym. This w… Continue
Posted on November 27, 2009 at 11:56pm — 1 Comment
25 Days to Make a Difference (Student Voice)
Here is a blog post created by Michaela, one of my grade 5 students, outlining what she did on day one of our 25 Days to Make a Difference Challenge (I will try to provide daily samples of student submissions throughout our challenge):
Today is the kick-off of our making a difference program . For some this may seem challenging , but sometimes you make a difference and you don't even know it !!!!!! Our class is following Laura Stockman's example to prove that one ch… Continue
Today is the kick-off of our making a difference program . For some this may seem challenging , but sometimes you make a difference and you don't even know it !!!!!! Our class is following Laura Stockman's example to prove that one ch… Continue
Posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:03am —
The Kick-off of our Making A Difference Program
I haven't blogged on this space for a while, and I certainly apologize for my lack of activity, but I've had an interesting start to my school year nonetheless. District-wide reorganization has resulted in me teaching in three different classrooms in term 1. Although this has disrupted the flow that I would normally be striving for at this time of the year, things have settled to the point where I have been able to begin to integrate service learning into the curriculum, and my students and I wi… Continue
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 5:07am — 2 Comments
Willing to Connect
A message was sent out recently to all members of this ning by Jenny Luca suggesting that connections be made between classrooms and teachers willing to collaborate on service learning initiatives. I'm glad that Jenny suggested this because I agree that this is an important next step in the progression of this community. There are several amazing projects underway that could lead to inspired conversations between teachers and students, so I think that we have a great opportunity to use social me… Continue
Posted on September 16, 2009 at 1:44pm — 1 Comment
Mid-Summer Reflections
Now that I'm almost halfway through my summer holidays I've had a chance to reflect on the experiences my students had with their Making A Difference program. I also want to add my personal perspective to Angela's recent post in which she ponders how to inspire students to take a self-directed and self-motivated approach to service learning.
In her post Angela states that serv… Continue
In her post Angela states that serv… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 2:21pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (21 comments)
- At 4:35am on November 23, 2009,
David Miller said…
- Hey Mike, thank you very much for your kind wecome. In fact I was winner of UK Teacher of the Year last year. That was me at the London Palladium ... Aaah, fond memories. If you don't mind, I'll fill you in further in a while. Dying to eat something at the moment! Looking forward to making your aquaintance!
- At 12:27pm on October 27, 2009,
May said… - G'day,
Thanks for the offer. I am going to spend a few days looking around and then I will jump in with both feet =)
Have a great day
May
- At 8:17am on October 24, 2009,
Zachery Walters said… - Thanks for the welcome, I'm going to enjoy it here! It's my dream to have a poem published one day.
- At 10:10pm on October 22, 2009,
Lee Ann Spillane said…
- Hi, Mike,
Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm looking forward to learning about the community and the initiatives here.
Lee Ann
- At 10:40am on October 15, 2009,
Linda T said… - Hello Mike!! Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm looking forward to the experience. :) I have put the link to my blog on 25 days to make a difference challenge page.
- At 4:22pm on October 14, 2009,
Amber said… - Hello! No, I'm not a teacher. I think we need to make changes with how humanity impacts on the globe. I don't really know how I'm going to do that, but I think we shouldn't have so many kids to overpopulate the place. China's kind of got the right idea in that regard, but they still have an enormous population. Thanks for the welcome! :D
- At 2:19pm on September 16, 2009,
Darren Kuropatwa said… - Thanks Mike; what a warm welcome! I'm looking forward to learning along with everyone here. I'm particularly chuffed to be welcomed by a fellow Canuck. ;-)
- At 11:41am on August 31, 2009,
katieb said… - Thanks Mike, I thought your Light Up the World project was great. Finding it difficult to get things off the ground yet. Need to get permission forms returned by students and isn't happening quickly. Also, I see my group once a week which makes me feel like things are going very slowly. One group's plans to have a bike ride, where they're sponsored for each lap of the velodrome, seems to be coming together well. They're thinking of splitting the profits between our P.E. department and the Scott Peoples' foundation.
- At 11:03pm on June 29, 2009,
loonyhiker said… - It was amazing to read all the wonderful things you are doing! Your students have a wonderful role model to look up to. When I read all of the things you and your class have done, it was hard to believe that they were only grade 5. They are a great example for others who think there students may be too young or not interested. Thanks for sharing this!
- At 10:44pm on May 13, 2009,
Adrienne Michetti said…
- Hi Mike - thanks SO much for your warm welcome. I appreciate it very much. It's great to look around and see what's happening in this space. I can see you're a very active member here and your support is encouraging. I'm an international educator currently at UNIS Hanoi in Vietnam. I've been in MYP schools for the last 8 years and am returning to graduate school in the fall to study at NYU. I'm interested in spaces like this because of the big role that Community and Service plays within MYP schools, and I love the idea of networking in online spaces like this one.
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Good on you Erik. I bet your parents are appreciative of all you are doing at home. Perhaps you can build on this and continue to do some of those things, like making your bed. I think you're off to a great start. : )
Reminds me of Shel Silverstein's the giving tree, I also really enjoyed the abrupt imagery that you created.
Fate had condemned us
Delegated us to be
Sheep in wolf's clothing
We were not mighty
For we could not escape
The pack's impending
Shadow
So we had become Fear's marionettes
Oh how clever we had thought we were
We were nothing new
We were not co...
I'm looking forward to reading the student's posts Kristin. Please let them know their words are valued here.
This post was created by Erik, a grade 5 student:
November 25
I made a difference by doing a couple of things they are:
1. I gave the ball to Mr.Poluk in volleyball so he did not have to walk to the other side of the gym. This would of made a dif...
Poetry is powerful. The fact that words on a page or, in the case of the Global Poetry Project, on a screen can elicit emotion is quite amazing. The aim of the Global Poetry Project goes further than that though. This is not a project merely put i...
Here is a blog post created by Michaela, one of my grade 5 students, outlining what she did on day one of our 25 Days to Make a Difference Challenge (I will try to provide daily samples of student submissions throughout our challenge):
Today is t...
Today I made a difference by lending my friend some change to buy breakfast with because she didn't have enough time to eat at home.
Your last line is unexpected--wow. This could be speaking to so much more than trees, too.
Five devastating words: Just to be Cut Down
Trees are a magnificent, important and irreplaceable part of nature. They don't grow to be cut down, not in the wonderful wild forests we should protect but aren't. This poem has a real message, thank yo...
The Global Poetry Project aims to provide a space for members to expand upon their cultural views through the writing and reading of poetry.
As I walked into the over crowded cafeteria I noticed that one of my good friends was sitting by herself. I knew that someone was sitting with her, but they were waiting in line for lunch. So instead of getting in the back of a long line right awa...
Today I made a difference by helping my dad with the new garage door opener he had to install. Together we turned a 4 hour job into a 2 hour job. I felt great after helping.
This is so cool, I can't wait to see what happens!!
Mike, you are such an active member of this space and you and your students inspire me. I'm looking forward to seeing what you and your students can achieve.
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