BOOM! POW! WHAM!
The sound effects of ACTION

So many great things have been going on these last few weeks that I need to let everyone know that we must continue to act upon our ideas. Ideas and talk are a great starting point, but we must then DO SOMETHING with those thoughts.

What are you doing to make your ideas come to life?

This graphic is spot on when it comes to PBL. The article reminds the reader that like anything in life, it is not all sugar and cream. Sometimes we hit tough spots and things don't go according to plan. Just ask my robotic teams who are ready to chuck their robots against the walls!

"When we imagine school, we imagine sitting in a classroom and listening to the teacher. We recall writing papers and cramming for tests. College has the additional feature of being fun. Not because of the classes, most of whose names we cannot remember, but because of the outside activities and the people we met there.

Why do we accept a broken education system?"

I have been rejected for two things week that I applied for. Yes, it sucks. Yes, I hate not being accepted. BUT..... It is good for me to step back, check myself, and learn from the setbacks. As this article from MIT about the application process reminded me, things happen for a reason. I still hate being rejected, but now I must up my game to be ready for future endeavors.

"Funded by major CCSS backers the Gates Foundation and Hewlett Foundation,EdReports is organizing "training sessions" to "help" teachers evaluate whether classroom materials are CCSS-aligned."

I have shared these thoughts with many people and here it is again.

Please read this article!

I have a Reader Survey that I have put together to help me create and share better content for 2015. I would love it if you took time to fill out the 21 questions. I will randomly select one submission to win a $25 Amazon gift card or a surprise box curated by me!

You have probably already been aware of this if you follow me on Twitter, but I am so excited to move Student Voice to a new level of communication and action. In case you have not see this, check this event out and I am so pumped to rock this event with my Iowa High Five team in Bettendorf. #StuCamp is going ot be a game changer.

Here are some things for you to listen to and read

nprED has a four part series on Common Core going on right now. Listen, read, and join the conversation.

E ven if you don't listen to podcasts, this one is so engaging that you must give it a listen. Serial is changing podcasting as we know it. This podcast now has podcasts discussing the podcast. That is when you have a nailed it!

I have been expanding my horizons.

I have fallen in love with David's Tea and in particular Mother's Little Helper. Even my kids like it!

At Starbucks has a great coffee - Jamaican Blue Mountain. Hits the spot and is quite smooth.

I have been really tempted to do this - Craft Coffee

What about you?

Here is a recap of my blog posts since the last newsletter

Few Bad Apples: Student Social Experiment Part 4/5 http://wp.me/p4covo-17V

Few Bad Apples: Student Social Experiment Part 3/5 http://wp.me/p4covo-17P

Coffee For The Brain Reader Survey - Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card http://wp.me/p4covo-17G

Few Bad Apples: Student Social Experiment Part 2/5 http://wp.me/p4covo-17n

028: A Few Bad Apples: #Stuvoice Social Experiment Part 1/5 http://wp.me/p4covo-170

#IowaSLI and #stuvoice has reinvigorated my life's work! http://wp.me/p4covo-177

Making a Plan to Plan http://wp.me/p4covo-16G

Coffeechug Reads: Babe Conquers the World: The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias by Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace http://wp.me/p4covo-15I

027: Allison Edwards - Author of Why Smart Kids Worry http://wp.me/p4covo-16i

Technology Does Not Create Better Quality http://wp.me/p4covo-16T

Coffeechug Fitness Challenge Begins November 3rd http://wp.me/p4covo-16I

BOOM! POW! WHAM! The sound effects of ACTION

BOOM! POW! WHAM!
The sound effects of ACTION