Putting tea back in to teaching! Teaching and Learning Literature. Ski instructors are brilliant at making their learners progress in an extremely complex and challenging area. Much like modelling metacognition, I have found encouraging students to imitate professionals and academics .

Extraordinary Travels of an Ordinary Couple. Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Three Perfect Days in Santa Barbara. Seventy nine degree weather in December. A calm and tranquil blue ocean, lapping gently against the sandy shoreline. The little birds move constantly, to and fro, heads bobbing up and down as they pick at the sand and yet I find the spectacle strangely calming and I breathe deeply, inhaling the delicious scents of the ocean air.

Notes from the Classroom Trenches. The Benefits of Using Remind 101 in the Classroom. I made copies of every important announcement or I would try to remember to update my website. I expected the kids to take home the important copied notes or to remember to check the website for updates and it worked for a while, but it really was too much to expect from the kids. Everyone takes out a cell phone and signs up instantly. I have found that more homework is turned in o.