Walking

Today was a surprisingly fun day. Despite walking across campus and climbing I don't how many flights of stairs, it was a really good day. I wished I would have taken this worksop before I started teaching last year. I spent a whole school year leaving work at 4:30 because I was constantly looking for supplemental text and informative websites. It just amazes me that I have been to three museums within the last four days that I never knew existed. Working for a underfunded school district would not be so bad had I known there were places within a 20 mile radius that would have been great for our students. Today I fell in love with this activity called "Found Poem". It is an activity that can be done with primary or secondary sources. The students are divided into groups and each groups member will select around 5 words that stands out. The students write their words on paper, then the group will arrange their papers to create a poem. It was a "light bulb" moment for me. Thinking of all the things that can be done with the activity alone. This is just one more thing to add to my summer's to do list. Week one down, three more to go. I wonder what's in store for next week.