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An Unofficial Guide to Making Money and/or Gaining Experience While in Graduate School
“When I want to be alone, I go to the playground. I like the monkey bars, and I flip off the swing. The ground is made of wood chips, ..
Summertime Blues
As I write this, I have two summer classes under my belt and a third starting soon. Our summer schedule is a bit intense, but I’ve bee..
On The Graduate Version of Spring Break
I never took a real spring break in undergrad, so I suppose it makes sense that I spent this past spring break visiting friends and fa..
Elementary Education: On Field Experience, Science Fairs & Cohort Potlucks
This past week was rather a whirlwind, but also very fun. I started observations at a new school in Chinatown, taught the Hunger Games..
Elementary Education: Hunger Games (Prepping the Lesson)
Cherise and I teach our Hunger Games lesson plan this Thursday, so we spent the weekend printing worksheets, buying art supplies, and ..
Elementary Education: Pop Culture Analysis of Rookie Magazine!
As promised in last week’s post, here is my analysis of Rookie Magazine’s effect on adolescents. All of the photos on the blog are my ..
Elementary Education: On Finding Time
“I lost some time once. It’s always in the last place you look for it.” ~ Neil Gaiman
My husband recently asked me to accompany him..
Battle On
In film school, as in many independant productions, the Director usually has the sole financial stake in the film. Therefore, with your vision and money on the line you have to careful.
Elementary Education Photo Essay: Observing at the Union League in Pilsen
I thought maybe I had pulled up to the wrong building or had incorrectly jotted down the address of my Scientists for Tomorrow after-s..
Elementary Education: Exploring the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
One of our upcoming assignments in Social Studies is to visit a museum with a student and observe how they interact with the space. I ..