Monday, October 31, 2016

"I Wish" by @akbar_offishio - a @BeechwoodArts Production. @fairfieldu @CWPFairfield @writingproject

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Yesterday was one of the magical moments in life where I was left feeling numb, mesmerized, humbled, and optimistic (even in today's ...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Time Is a Tricky Monster, and The Great Whatever Doesn't Always Make Sense With How It Uses Its Time

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Several years ago, my colleagues welcomed me and Ryan Colwell as new faculty members in Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation. Kevi...
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Leadership is About Character; Democracy is About Freedom of Opinion; I Put My Trust in Awesome Every Time

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Yesterday, I attended a luncheon for community organizations who support Bridgeport youth in a wide variety of areas: socio-emotional lea...
Friday, October 28, 2016

Getting Our Grump On - What NOT To Be as a 21st Educator, a Lesson in Counter-Philosophy to Prove a Point

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As a kid, one of my favorite Sesame Street characters was Oscar the Grouch. Why? He was miserable, but part of the happy-go-lucky landsca...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Finding Energy, Enthusiasm, Possibility, Hope, and Love in a K-8 School. Teachers, Students, and Partnerships Matter

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The best part of my job as the Director of Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield is the collaborative support imagined and designed by wo...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Putting My Finger on Evaluation and Judgement in the 6th-12th Grade Classroom. Costuming. That's One Way.

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Halloween + Targets = Happy Bryan. This week's EN 411: Teaching Composing Processes looked at writing to evaluate and writing to ju...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Bound. Bound. Bound and Rebound. Not a Basketball Post, but a Reminder of Keeping Our Hooves Tapping.

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I came home late last night after filling in for a colleague and working in K-8 schools all day to find that Glamis, the Wonder Dog, deci...