education
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interlude: this week’s carnival
The Carnival of Education is up at Education Examiner. Go check it out! Continue reading
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in which I become a Unitarian: part one
I have a confession to make. I’ve been going to church. Those who know me may find this surprising. I’m not a churchy type. I don’t really own any “church clothes.” I like to sleep in whenever I can, including Sunday mornings. Before a few weeks ago, I probably hadn’t been to a church service… Continue reading
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listening and learning: Mark Smilowitz’s Classroom Teaching podcasts
My sabbatical is almost over. I return to teaching classes in a week and a half, after an 8-month, much-needed hiatus. I’m not dreading the return. I feel well rested, even freshly optimistic. I’m not having panic attacks. (I was dogged by chronic hyperventilation syndrome the whole of last August, until I woke up on… Continue reading
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carnival of ed #201 at scheiss weekly
Check out this week’s Carnival of Education at Scheiss Weekly. If you’re interested in teaching and in blogs about teaching, you’ll find plenty of good stuff to chew on here. Continue reading
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When You Are Uncool
This week, I finally got around to reading the NY Times Sunday Magazine’s yearly “College Issue,” which came out at the end of September. This year’s issue focuses on teaching, so I set it aside with the intention of reading it carefully when I could bear to think about teaching. I’m on sabbatical, so I’ve… Continue reading
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two-timing
Insatiable Siobhan Curious fans: these days, because I’m not in the classroom, I’m pursuing a slightly different blogging adventure. I’m taking the raw material of blog posts pasts and shaping it into mini-essays that I’m posting on the OpenSalon blog network. If you’d like to browse my OpenSalon blog, please go here. Those of you… Continue reading
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how are you plugged? a survey on digital tools
I’m doing some research on the use of electronic/digital tools for teachers, and I’m particularly interested in anecdotal experiences. If you’d like to help me out, please take a minute to answer one/some/all of the questions below, either in the comments section (preferred!) or in an email to siobhancurious@gmail.com a) What electronic / digital /… Continue reading
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“What the Best College Teachers Do” by Ken Bain
I’m on a sabbatical and should really be thinking about, reading and writing fiction. However, machinations for next semester have already begun – requests for course outlines and scheduling preferences are already rolling in – and every couple of days I find myself picking up, fondling and opening my copy of Ken Bain’s What the… Continue reading
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anonymously famous
I was delighted to find myself and this blog referenced (nay, praised!) in the Montreal Hour column Three Dollar Bill: http://www.hour.ca/columns/3dollarbill.aspx?iIDArticle=15582 Richard Burnett discusses an incident I reported on some months ago, the broader social implications of this incident, and some things he thinks should be done. Continue reading
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sabbatical
Please note that, aside from occasional updates, Siobhan Curious: Classroom as Microcosm will be on hiatus until January 2009, because the author is on a fiction-writing sabbatical. The archives, however, will be at everyone’s unlimited disposal. Have a great fall semester! Continue reading
About Me
My job is to teach people to read and write; aside from that, I like to learn things.
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