Originally posted on Simply Health of Maine:
By Emory Liscord MD You are afraid you will fail at something? Then what? Life happens. You fail. And it’s fine. So, why do we ruminate? Why do we dwell? Lately, I have been reading about the philosophy behind stoicism. I think we could all benefit from a…
Originally posted on Simply Health of Maine:
by Emory Liscord MD I wear a lot of hats in my life I’m a physician, a mom, a wife, a friend, a daughter, and an individual I want to succeed at all of these all the time But that NEVER happens. Every day I might feel like…
We only have an hour so I’m not going to waste your time with any background info about me except to say that I’m not employed by Google Earth, I just think the platform is perfect for kids to learn simple content map creation. The new Google Earth Online version is great to explore the […]
Read more "Welcome to MCSS 2017"Originally posted on worldgeochat:
When someone asks me about my junior high social studies classes I can tell them very little. I just turned 40 this year so junior high was quite some time ago. Also, most of my social studies classes consisted of lecture, reading the textbook and answering the questions at the end…
Originally posted on worldgeochat:
My good friend and worldgeochat moderator Peter Spiegel often times says, “geography isn’t just the most important of the social sciences, it’s the most important subject.” I must admit that there are times where I sort of give Pete an eye roll when he tweets that. While I’ve always thought geography…
When you get an opportunity to write a post for NatGeoEducation, You do it 🙂 I love maps National Geographic Education Blog I am often asked how I work with students when reading controversial texts. The controversy, for me, isn’t whether the book is on this year’s list of “most challenged books,” it’s how to […]
Read more "Wouldn’t It Be Amazing If Every Book Had a Map In It?"Originally posted on Simply Health of Maine:
Yesterday I went for a seven mile run with some nasty hills at the end. When running I sometimes listen to podcasts, sometimes I run silently, and sometimes I play a workout playlist on my iPhone. Yesterday was a playlist day. The songs we choose to put on…
When the proverbial $#*t hits the fan. Let’s face it. Lesson planning takes time, effort, attention to detail, and long hours of thinking about all the ways it could blow up in your face. That being said, even the most fastidious, dedicated and detailed oriented educator can not, and will not, think of everything. An […]
Read more "The Busted Lesson"Originally posted on Simply Health of Maine:
Yeah right… I’ve been trying. Two weeks ago I discovered an online burpee challenge to do 3 X 10 burpees for two weeks. I’ve seen these things before and I like them so, I put up a post on the Simply Health FB group for some volunteers to…
I’m one of the best. Truly I am. I don’t say it with a hint of hubris either. It has taken years of honing this singular skill into something efficient as it is effective. Even when my my kids are watching intently (when a 2yr old AND a 4yr old are glued to the hunt…. […]
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