The Edward VII Love Chair is of unique construction. Built on the precise instructions of the overweight playboy Prince of Wales for lovemaking.
There's more to the instrument than "Mary Had A Little Lamb.”
Here you can find all my resources, including many free downloads – KaiserScience TpT resources This is what I tell my daughter. Reality TV and nonsense websites waste your time with “news…
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Explore Ancient Greece through fun, hands-on activities your homeschoolers or classroom students will love. Learn about the gods, myths, geography and geometry.
Why were the Sutherland sisters such a hit for the Barnum & Bailey Circus? It wasn't for their singing, but for their 36½ feet of hair.
I've tried therapy, drugs, and booze. Here’s how I came to terms with the nation's most common mental illness.
Otherwise known in English as "egg cheese". This is from my MIL who has Czech heritage. She makes this every Easter. She slices it and serves it at room temp with ham. *I* like it when it's chilled and I slice it and put it on a sandwich w/ cold leftover ham slices. It's a soft, solid custard. Servings are a guess. Prep time is the chilling time.
Colors, we've seen before , quickly convey emotions and affect people's moods. Whether you're choosing paint for a room or are designing a presentati
This Armenian folktale princess saved her hapless beau - by making him get a job.
'you were once wild here. dont let them tame you' - isadora duncan
Beauty pageants are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. We all know they’re silly and superficial but does anyone else here count Drop Dead Gorgeous as one of their favourite comedies from the 90s? What I like about this photo series that I pulled out of the trusty LIFE archives, is the behind-the-scenes element…
Exhibition dates: 3rd August – 30th September 2012 Artists: Andrew Browne, John Cato, Jo Daniell, John Delacour, Peter Elliston, Joyce Evans, Chantel Faust, Susan Fereday, Anthony Figallo, Ge…
Secondary Classrooms: 18 Things to Consider When Decorating
Late last week, I posted an article about Mayim Bialik and the issues of celebrities promoting science—specifically, including her in a picture of four...
'Today's feminism ... aims to include all women, keeping in mind that women face different problems based on their race.'
The author, Joe Carter, discusses various facts about the Holocaust, one of the world’s most horrific episodes of mass genocide.
After she and her ex-boyfriend ended things badly, he told her no one would believe her anyway and “nobody cares how he treats women,” so she’s free to talk about it online.
After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
Abandoned and imprisoned, this real-life Amazon took back the life she had stolen away.
Before the start of the Second World War, women were expected to be 'housewives' or perhaps to do certain 'women's jobs'...
Last week, I blogged about Bloom's Taxonomy and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). (See April 2, 2012.) My friend, Andrea, over at One Teacher's Take...is Another's Treasure commented that she also uses Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels and Marzano's Dimensions of Thinking, both of which are new to me. So, I immediately googled them. Here's what I found. . . Webb's DOK Levels look like this: What I like about Webb's model is the 4 levels versus Bloom's 6. It's always nice to condense things, isn't it? At least in my realm of preparing dozens of lesson plans each day, less is more! The 4 level descriptors (the inner circle) boast newer and somewhat clearer concepts. Then my eye wanders over the outer circle. Ouch! Another sea of verbs to swim through. The 4th level, presumably the quarter in which we strive to spend most of our time, is curiously short on verbs compared to the other 75%. Are those 8 verbs/phrases just more succinct? Or, do they reflect the limitations foisted upon teachers by the Common Core of Teaching Standards, standardized testing, and uniform time lines? Surely that triad has bearing on it. Perhaps there is more to be considered, however. Is the 4th level truly where teachers strive to be? I hope, in my heart of hearts, that the answer is YES. However, it is possible that some, if not many, teachers find little motivation to work on level 4. Their efforts are not evaluated by standardized tests, depriving them of extrinsic approval. Paychecks remain static whether teachers push their students toward extended learning or not. Indeed, rewards are esoteric. Certainly the dedicated, professional teacher experiences intrinsic satisfaction. S/he may even be fortunate enough to receive accolades from students, parents, colleagues, and/or administrators. Is that enough? In a future blog, I'll discuss Marzano's Depth of Knowledge Levels. Until then, I'd love to hear your thoughts about teaching HOTS.
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Odin, the Norse chief god and Allfather, provides lessons for men in the realms of wisdom and rhetoric.
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
On Kay Nielsen, Disney, and the sanitization of the modern fairy tale. The mermaid in the illustration was lithe, mysterious, sylphlike. She perched on a rock, inscrutable. For years, I’d been bombarded with the images, books, merchandise, and endless one-offs of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Disney’s Ariel was redheaded, cheerful, an open book—voluptuous […]
