Poetry in 1st Grade
In the past week I collected two startling and fun pages out of our 1st Grade students’ poetry journals. First, a poem by a boy who’s very much into writing […]
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Other People’s Stories
How Did You Respond to Having Parkinson’s Disease?
Michael Kinsley’s hot new book about Parkinson’s disease and old age in general (Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide) is witty, informative, provocative and a lot of fun. Many of the
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Children Write Poetry: Upbeat Stuff
Like the previous post, these poems were written by students at the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, where I work as Professional Development Specialist. Almost all were written in
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Children Write Poetry: Death and Tragedy
These poems were written by students at the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, where I work as Professional Development Specialist. Almost all were written in the classroom in journals and
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Both Sides Now…and Again!
Alice Lazzarini, Ph.D., has been in the news a lot recently (click! click!) and I briefly blogged about her before (click!). She is a research scientist who helped prove that
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Are You List-ening?
Today was/is a major day in the online PD world, as three lists hit the Interwebs, and they’re all good. Let me list them and make it four! 1. The Best
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1/3 of British Parkies Live in the Parkinson Closet
According to this BBC article, a third of all British who have Parkinson’s disease live in fear of revealing themselves to the public, including to family members and close friends.
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Pushing 50 – Plus!
As I’ve posted before, a colleague at work who is also a veteran challenged me to do 22 push-ups over 22 days, to raise awareness that every day, 22 U.S.
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Forge Resilience with “Forging Resilience”!
If you have Parkinson’s disease or live with/care for someone who does, a new art project called “Forging Resilience” would like to hear from you — soon — the deadline
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Pushing 50!
It’s Day 8 of my #22kill #22pushups initiative, calling attention to the fact that every day in the United States, 22 military veterans commit suicide. Click here for my earlier