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Melissa Bridges
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Getting to the Bottom of Encouraging Kids to Read from Home
As schools exist in an ever-changing school environment this year moving from face-to-face, hybrid, and remote learning, it is more...
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Melissa Bridges
Nov 22, 20202 min read
All Because of a Question
Over the course of the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to read Warren Berger’s (2014) A More Beautiful Question. Throughout...
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Melissa Bridges
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Stretching Thinking by Making it Visible
This week I created my first sketchnote style video. I have seen examples of them before and always found them to be very engaging and...
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Melissa Bridges
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Getting Back to the Basics with the Question of "Why?"
I recently had the chance to continue reading Berger’s (2014) A More Beautiful Question. I was able to look at the information he...
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Melissa Bridges
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Read Aloud: The Answer to an Ill-Structured Question
When people hear the term dyslexia, they most commonly think about letters and words being jumbled, transposed, and mirrored, making it...
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Melissa Bridges
Oct 31, 20202 min read
2020: A Year Full of Questions
The year 2020 has been the year of the unknown. It has brought about many questions on how to navigate life during a pandemic and a key...
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Melissa Bridges
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Slowing Down and Reflecting During the Summer that Stood Still
During the summer, where time stood still, my task was to take a picture a day to help capture my identity. To say that this summer was...
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Melissa Bridges
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Where You Can Find Me in the Fall! Redesigning My Space to Reach More Students
I was very excited to start on this journey of redesigning my learning space! In the past, I have always been very cognizant about how I...
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Melissa Bridges
Jul 30, 20203 min read
What Are We Missing Out on with Not Enough Time for Iteration?
For the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to play with an innovative piece of technology. My chosen technology for this was...
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Melissa Bridges
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Ensuring No One Gets Left Behind
This week I had the opportunity to explore the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and Intersectionality. The idea behind both...
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Melissa Bridges
Jul 15, 20202 min read
What's Missing from Your News Feed?
This week’s topic of media consumption really had me pondering what I actually spend my time looking at when I am engaging with social...
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Melissa Bridges
Jul 11, 20202 min read
Copy and Paste, Screenshot, Right-Click "Save As", Repeat
This week I had the opportunity to explore media use within the classroom. There is a plethora of information found online and it is...
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Melissa Bridges
Jul 5, 20203 min read
Teaching Middle Schoolers How to Learn & Fail
This week, I had the opportunity to examine learning, failing, and making and how these ideas tie into my professional learning context....
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Melissa Bridges
Jun 21, 20204 min read
Nailed It! Right in the Palm of My Hand
This week brings about my final attempt at being able to create a “Nailed It” ready cake for my Network Learning Project (NLP). I...
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Melissa Bridges
Jun 13, 20202 min read
Moving from Failed It to Nailed It!
This week I continued progressing on my Network Learning Project. I researched and checked out different resources to see how helpful...
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Melissa Bridges
Jun 12, 20203 min read
Gliding Through 21st-Century Learning
When you think of the 21st century, what do you think of? Technology. The vast amounts and quickly, ever-changing technologies...
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Melissa Bridges
Jun 5, 20202 min read
On the Same Page in the 21st-Century?
Twenty years ago, we shifted into the 21st century. This shift brought along a change in the educational system. Schools realized that...
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Melissa Bridges
May 31, 20202 min read
From "Nailed It" to Picture Worthy? Only Time Will Tell
“Nailed it!” The Netflix sensation that about sums up my baking and cake decorating talents. I would fit in perfectly on this show! I am...
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Melissa Bridges
May 26, 20202 min read
A Love of Learning
One of the main goals of teachers is to create a love of learning in their students and encourage them to become life-long learners. I...
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Melissa Bridges
May 22, 20202 min read
Where to Start? What Role Does Technology Play in Lesson Development
For my CEP 810 assignment this week, my task was to have someone pick out a plate, a bowl, and a cooking utensil with no guidance from...
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