NUA Summer Academy Day 3 070810
Denise Nessel
Developing Language and Thinking Through Engaging and Ambiguous Instruction
What do you think you’re doing?
Choice Words by Peter H. Johnston
No new strategies, teaching is more than strategies.  What can I do that is different from what I did on Friday?  Do we have to keep doing this–the same thing over [...]

Yvette Jackson
Emotion is the skeleton of cognition.
Reuven F.–movie

Belief is generated by a need.  If you believe you will achieve.
Human beings are modifiable.  Not just behavior, but actually the neural system can be modified.  Our behavior modifies our brains, just as our brains modify our behavior. Brains are modifiable and if we believe that, we can [...]

NUA Summer Academy 070710 Small Group for Mentors and Endorsed Coaches

Stephanie Rome
Focus on the Pedagogy of Confidence
Equity, Justice, and Simple Fairness
Community Builder: Just Like
Complete this statement: I am __________, just like __________.
Think of someone you identify with–historical person, someone notable,  someone you know.
Jot down thoughts,  join circle, and share.
Why would you use this with students/teachers? [...]

NUA Summer Academy 070710
Community Builder: Symbolic representation of language
1. What is the most critical element of the POC?
2. Share at table–what and why
3. Focus on one.
4. Construct a human sculpture
5. On your turn, say the element 3 times and then form the sculpture and hold for three seconds.
What is the connection between symbolic representation and [...]

NUA Summer Academy 2010
Themes: Equity, Justice, Simple Fairness
Community Builder:  Dream Practice
What is an essential practice that if all schools took it on would change the world?  Share with others.
Practices, Beliefs and Structures
www.poll4.com
Yvette Jackson
What is the Pedagogy of Confidence?
Start with strengths!  Let’s go deep into the pedagogy of confidence.
Reflects: The fearless expectation and support for all [...]

It has warmed up enough for me to ride to work again.  So today was the first day.  It was a little breezy, but a good ride in.  On the trip I saw 4 white tail deer, a ring necked pheasant, and a variety of ducks.  Pretty good for a ride to work. My bike [...]

I am running and riding in the Team Ortho Minneapolis Dualathon (5k run–18 mile bike–5k run) in less than two weeks.  Should be a great race.  It is now the largest dualathon in the U.S.  I haven’t been training real hard (bad knees), but I know I can finish–and to me that’s the best part.
3.1 [...]

I was typing this recipe for Lizzy, so I figured I would give it to you too.
Snert–a Dutch pea soup and the recipe comes form the Holland America Cruise Line Cookbook: A Taste of Excellence (You should buy this book great stuff in there).  Yummy!
Snert (yield 12 servings)
1 pound green split peas (do not soak)
1 [...]

I just signed up to run the Monster Dash 10 Mile race on Oct 31, 2009.  It is the day I turn 40, so if I am slow I have an excuse.  Click here for the course: