KAREN GETS HER MASTERS
BY KAREN VAN EGMOND, ACS PARENT I’m currently working on my Masters in Education. People ask me why, and I’m at the point where I’m asking myself that same question. Let me tell you, if it was easy, everyone would do it. In addition to the coursework, I have to come up with a project to demonstrate my learning (think: POL night on steroids!). I’ve decided to show how using complex tasks with Dash and Dot robots can increase student growth mindset. Persistence, metacognition, and reflective learning to complement the core competencies…it’s huge. It’s important. It’s relevant. It’s taking [...]
CAN’T YOU JUST PUNISH ME?
BY CARRIE LOCKWOOD, GRADE 7 TEACHER As if bragging, my Dad claimed that he got the strap 27 times in grade 7. I do wonder what he was doing that was so bad as to warrant such punishment. Fast forward 75 years. I have been supporting Mrs. Barthel in band class. This one particular class had a few students who really liked to play their instruments sabotagingly loud. Enough was enough, and "Gus" was sent into the hall. As Mrs. Barthel kept on teaching, it was my job to try to get this student to cooperate. As a staff, [...]
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CAN’T YOU JUST PUNISH ME?
BY CARRIE LOCKWOOD, GRADE 7 TEACHER As if bragging, my Dad claimed that he got the strap 27 times in grade 7. I do wonder what he was doing that was so bad as to [...]
*UN*PREPARED
BY LAURA VAN MAREN, ACS PARENT It was the first day of school in a brand new place. We all had a wonderful relaxing summer, while trying [...]
THE GIFT & WONDER OF MUSIC
Along with the rest of my siblings, I took piano lessons growing up. My mom is an accomplished musician and she wanted to be sure that her [...]
CROSSFIT, COMMUNITY & COMPETITION
My daughter came to me last November and said, “Dad, a co-worker in the ER wants me to join CrossFit; do you want to take the three [...]
WAKING UP TO THE BLAST
BY TRACY RAHN, ACS PARENT I didn’t expect to start my Saturday morning off by being jolted out of bed at 7:30 am to dive headfirst into [...]
To launch the Inside Out blog in 2015, we created this music video to introduce our brave writers. While some of the writers have changed since then, we still feel it celebrates the spirit of who we are and the types of stories we want to share with you. Enjoy!