Because it's important to know the territory...

When we put new hardcover library books on the shelves we attach their dustjackets with Mylar covers, which can make it hard to see art on the interior of the jackets or covers. A student reading Catherine Fisher's Relic Master series was looking for access to a hi-res map of the countryside of the fantasy world, and we were lucky to find (through a Google Image search) that illustrator Dave Stevenson's agent Jennifer Vaughn has shared one through her blog.

For more information about the series, check out the reviews on goodreads.

Learning and Teaching: Walden

Some lovely original poetry, and a moving tribute to one colleague clearly making a difference:

From YouTube, Cooper Vacheron's channel:

Published on Sep 26, 2012 by Coop Vacheron

Featuring Tyler Appel and Elsie Helou
"Young Mind" by Anthony Fertitta - Narration written by Brendan Thomas
Filmed and Edited by Coop Vacheron
Recorded by Chris Kelly
Music by Youth Lagoon

Favorite Quotes Take One

From The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch :



From Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture





See Morgan Matson's book Tumblr page



The Adventures of Library Girl: Wanna Be A Great Teacher? Try Being A Great Learne...

From the LibraryGirl blog: The Adventures of Library Girl: Wanna Be A Great Teacher? Try Being A Great Learne...: Hi.  I'm Jennifer.  And I'm addicted to learning. It's true.   The vast majority of my day is spent learning and then sharing what I...

CDC: Burn to Learn

Burn to Learn Infographic from the CDC and Making Health Easier.org:

Making of -- Leaving Home

You. Must. Smile.

 

Education Rethink: Why I Love Teaching

Education Rethink: Why I Love Teaching: 7 April 2016 Clarification: By John Spencer, in 2012 (9/16). I linked to his post because I liked it and agree with him on many points!
I often try and justify my job with words like "life-long learners" and "critical thinking." It's true, the meaning, the purpose, the vitali...

http://educationontheplate.com/

http://educationontheplate.com/ , Wordpress blog from Deven Black, who recently spoke at #140edu Conference in New York.

First post for "just playing" class blog

"Hello, World!"

Yes, I'm a geek for tradition. Here's a collaboratively created explanation of why the text above is meaningful for a first post: Stackoverflow.com: Where does Hello World come from?. The highest rated answer, from Wikipedia, makes me a little sentimental because I learned C by reading Kernighan & Ritchie myself.

main()
{
        printf("hello, world");
}

A light-programmable biofilm displaying the Hello World message (thanks to Wikipedia, link below)

Source:

"Hello World Program." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_world_program>.