Dear Colleagues and Cohorts, Take a moment before our faculty meeting next Tuesday to read this post from Responsive Classroom and reflect about how these suggestions can connect to the building of our professional, adult community here in the Learning Village. Please comment below and post your personal/professional Hope and Dream for the year.

My personal Hope and Dream for our professional community is that we nurture an environment in which everyone feels safe in taking risks and supported along his/her professional path.

Responsive Classroom article on Peaceful Playgrounds

Narrow meaning: Using technology outside of school to teach lesson
Love, Robin and Andrea C.

Montessori teaching has always been "guide on the side."
Here's a question: "When we model, remind and redirect, are we a guide on the stage?"

Importance of sleep...check it out!

Yes indeed, it sounds great..just like audioboo!