If you had to switch lives with a fictional character for a week, who would you choose? Fictional characters have life. If you walk into a movie theater or theater, you sense the story. If you have read a novel or short story, those lives exist. I was taught to remember the difference between non-fiction…
Lessons in Education: Your voice
Teachers have a voice. There’s a voice to advocate. There’s a voice to speak up during lesson planning. There’s a voice that says, “Enough. Go home.” There’s also a voice that says, “Stop. Go chit-chat and eat lunch with your colleagues.” But don’t forget the teaching voice in the classroom. Consider that this is part…
Keep Moving
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Twenty five years takes my breath. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing. Getting ready for work and yelling at my kids (son 12 yr, daughter 10 yr, and daughter 8 yr)to hurry up to leave. I was in the kitchen. TV morning news KVIA was…
Lesson in Education: Default Nostalgia
My memory has a default. Coldwell Its a routine. I look at the sky and depending on the deepness of the El Paso blue sky, I can remember one of the grade levels I was in. Bright blue and sunny was dreadful at times for the ever popular class of P.E. The infamous “mile” was…
The day to day walk in every weather
I remember the way the rocks felt under my shoes. Sometimes they were wet. Most days they were dry. The days that it snowed, they were quiet. Walking to and from school were the moments I usually walked to alone. My five senses were alive in my neighborhood. There was inspiration from the birds tweeting,…
Officially Elizabeth Abilez
Most teachers can relate to a time in their childhood that presented itself that they were destined to be a teacher. My childhood was that presentation. I attended Coldwell Elementary. It was Kindergarten through the 8th grade. I was fortunate to have attended Coldwell from Kindergarten through 8th grade. I don’t remember the exact day…
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the…
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