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Recording Session

Tim — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:12:32 +0000

This year we are working with Songwriters in Residence Rick Weiss and Kate Finn. They have been working with our 4th and 5th grade students. Each class has worked collaboratively to write and then record a song. They also have been working to create album art and liner notes for a CD that will be produced. If we get additional funding, we will also provide this experience to our 3rd grade students.

New Benches

Tim — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:08:58 +0000

New benches at Lewis Elementary…

Stuffed Animal Day in Mrs. Pechette’s Classroom

Tim — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:14:03 +0000

Stuffed Animal Day in Mrs. Pechette’s Classroom, a photo by lewiselementary on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
In Mrs. Pechette’s 1st grade classroom the last day of school before winter break is stuffed animal day. Students bring their favorite stuffed animal to class. They are asked to leave the animal on their desk when the leave for lunch recess. When they return they find their friend wrapped in a blanket that Mrs. Pechette’s has knitted for them. A pretty nice day…

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Tim — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:13:37 +0000

Social media doesn’t “make it easier” for teachers to form “boundary-crossing relationships with students.” It makes COMMUNICATION easier, period. If teachers have poor judgment about communicating appropriately, that’s a different story.
Let’s be clear: social media isn’t the enemy. Poor judgment is. – apropos of Adrienne on tumblr: http://timlauer.tumblr.com/post/14416719796/social-media-doesnt-make-it-easier-for-teachers

Autzen Stadium

Tim — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:52:22 +0000

Taken with a Canon S95 using the miniature effect… Was a beautiful afternoon in Eugene…

Address Is Approximate on Vimeo

Tim — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:22:34 +0000

Address Is Approximate on Vimeo on Vimeo

via Address Is Approximate on Vimeo.

Over-the-air Updating of iOS 5 from Frasier Speirs…

Tim — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:20:21 +0000

Tonight the iOS 5.0.1 update arrived, which means a chance to test the new over-the-air update system introduced in iOS 5. Over-the-air updates are one of the most important sanity-saving features of iOS 5 for people managing large installs of iOS devices. Instead of having to connect to iTunes, download a 700MB+ restore image and connect your iPads one by one, you can install the update directly on the device.

via Fraser Speirs – Blog – Over-the-air Updating of iOS 5.

Speirs’ site is a great resource for folks managing iOS deployments… At Lewis, we have 70 iPads in use in our 4th and 5th grade classrooms. Over winter break we plan to do the upgrade from iOS 4 to iOS 5. Once this is done, then we can take advantage of Over the Air (OTR) upgrades.

Hearty Bike Riders…

Tim — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:08:36 +0000

Hearty Bike Riders…, a photo by lewiselementary on Flickr.

Even on a rainy day, we still get quite a few bike riders…

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Tim — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:13:10 +0000

What is elementary, worldly wisdom? Well, the first rule is that you can’t really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang ‘em back. If the facts don’t hang together on a latticework of theory, you don’t have them in a usable form. You’ve got to have models in your head. And you’ve got to array your experience—both vicarious and direct—on this latticework of models. You may have noticed students who just try to remember and pound back what is remembered. Well, they fail in school and in life. You’ve got to hang experience on a latticework of models in your head.

om.co » Why connecting the dots is important too

The quote is by Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway…

on tumblr: http://timlauer.tumblr.com/post/13024336163/what-is-elementary-worldly-wisdom-well-the

Reed College Chemistry Outreach

Tim — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:26:52 +0000

Reed College student Li Zha leads a chemistry lesson with Ms. Jen’s 5th grade students. Li is the leader of the Reed College Chemistry Outreach program. The program is modeled after the Reed Biology Outreach program. Both programs provide Lewis students with the opportunity to learn science with Reed students. We thank Reed College for their continued support of these programs.