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SKETCHES
A Portrait of an Artist As a Young Teacher
An American View of Africa
Binomial Nomenclature
Black History Month
Che T-Shirt
Choice Is Over-Rated
Coffee Meter
Daddy Versus Google
Dangers of Etch-A-Sketch
Earth Day
Embrace Paradox
Forty-Eight States Left Behind
Friend Count
Gates Foundation
If I Give a Hunded and Ten Percent . . .
If I Was a Number
I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. I'm a Linux.
I'm a Teacher. I Teach.
Improper Fractions
iPads
Kids Already Own Their Own Learning
Lost in the Clouds
Magic Breath
My PLN
Objectives Are Vital
Old School 3G Network
Organic Food
Outside the Box
Passing the Owls
Pie Chart on Educational Pie Charts
Progressive Dinner
Race to the Top
Rock Cycle
School Choice
Social Media Diagram
They Are Monsters. They Are Zombies. They Are Standardized Tests.
The Day I Learned to Hate Science
The Real World
Those Who Can Do
Which Classroom?
Why Aliens Speak English
Why Can't We Talk?
Which Assignment Would You Rather Do?
Will Work For . . .
Wolf In Professional Clothing
Word Wall Jesus
PICTURES / SLIDES
I Have Raced to the Top
Ideal Classroom
Intellevision Will Change Education
Measurable Objectives
Note to Self: Movement Matters
Note to Self: Black and White
Space and Community
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About This Blog
This blog consists of the individual thoughts of John T. Spencer. They do not reflect the ideas, philosophies or practices of the Cartwright Elementary School District. Furthermore, the blog criticisms are aimed at overall educational trends rather than any one individual or institution. The goal is to start a conversation regarding how to fix professional development.
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