Yet There is Method

In fact…

Tim Gels — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:41:59 +0000

I really need to get back to this (for Shannon).

Saturday morning on the Wildflower Trail

Tim Gels — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0000

For as much as I say I love to be outdoors, I don’t spend nearly enough time out there! Yesterday was a treat, though: a new trail (new for me, anyway).

I spent some time on the Land Trust’s Wildflower Trail near Monte Santo. The trail isn’t a long one, but it follows a bedrock creek bed for it’s entire length…awesome! The creek was mostly dry (to the dismay of the diminishing tadpole population), so we (J.T.) and I were able to walk most of it instead of being on the trail.

We were putting together a scavenger hunt for the upcoming “Tuesdays on the Trail” event series. More on that later, I’m sure!

Homework

Tim Gels — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:31:22 +0000

I’m so bummed that I stumbled upon this article today instead of a week ago. I just had a discussion with someone about homework, but for the life of me I can’t remember who!

Anyway, this is a research summary worth checking out. Why do I like it? Because it agrees with what I think, that’s why!

Homework Research and Policy: A Review of the Literature

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/carei/reports/Rpractice/Summer94/homework.html

The Last Day of School

Tim Gels — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:42:42 +0000

It’s been a good year in a lot of ways, and next year is going to be even better.

Chili at 7:00 was a bad idea

Tim Gels — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:19:03 +0000

Thus the blog at 4:00 in the morning.

Teachers as Historians grant

AMSTI Science

Landtrust program

Grand Canyon University work

Finishing a bookshelf

Fillling a bookshelf

What to think about next?

Just another ray…

Tim Gels — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:43:58 +0000

of sunshine.

I need to get back to this article. It’s frustrating, but my thoughts on just why it’s so aren’t fully developed. I’ll get back to it, maybe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101222/ap_on_re_us/us_military_exam

Classroom Earth

Tim Gels — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:14:32 +0000

Here’s a site that looks like it’s worth following up on: http://www.classroomearth.org/

…and an article from the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/garden/09Bees.html

Checking it out

Tim Gels — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:28:51 +0000

I’m just playing around with my phone to see how pictures work. I’ve not had this ale, but the box is awesome!

Turn left at Albuquerque

Tim Gels — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:02:25 +0000

Headed to NCSS tomorrow. That’s a bit different…

Recording the date

Tim Gels — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:25:03 +0000

Nothing much to say here (what’s new?), but I wanted to record this date for posterity. On August 24, 2010, I told my wife I’m ready to drop “technology” as a major part of my third-grade teaching effort. I know that students at this age are doing incredible things with technology…but so what? I’ve done blogging, wikis, and programming with Logo and Scratch. We’ve beaten MS Word and PowerPoint into the ground. Movie Maker or Photostory? Done that…big whoop. When I tell my students we’re going to the computer lab, there’s absolutely no enthusiasm. When I tell them we’re going outside, though, I get a totally different reaction. Tech is out, outdoors experiential learning is in.

The source of my blasphemous thoughts: Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv. My class and I are returning to my first love (which was established when all phones were attached to the wall and we had 4 channels to choose from). I don’t even need parent permission to embark on this new endeavor! See you outside…