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The Science Master

Published on: August 3, 2016 Author: bette 5 Comments

My grandson Miles, age 7, spent a few days with us in Brookings last week while his brother and sister were away at “sleepover” camp. Miles had a chance to experience some of the differences between life in the San Francisco Bay area and a tiny coastal town in southern Oregon. We’re hoping that he… Continue reading →

On First Drafts

Published on: July 19, 2016 Author: bette Leave a comment

As I move forward with this blog, I realize that I’ve been writing two books at the same time for many years. The other one is called Growing Leaders: Learning Environment for the 21st Century and I started a blog for that one on April 2, 2014. My first post was called “On First Drafts”… Continue reading →

7 Steps to Better Writing

Published on: July 17, 2016 Author: bette 16 Comments

This is a good example of why I’m excited about starting this website. I put this list together for my first Learning to Write / Writing to Learn workshop for the Santa Anita Reading Council on February 9, 1999. It’s a good example of something I would like to include in this book, but it… Continue reading →

Focus! Vocabulary A, B & C

Published on: July 11, 2016 Author: bette 2 Comments

I met with a friend this morning who presented me with a copy of her new book! I haven’t been in touch with her since we left Brookings last November .. and in that short period of time she has tangible evidence of what can happen when someone decides to focus on a single project… Continue reading →

Homeschool Away from Home

Published on: July 4, 2016 Author: bette 8 Comments

I started using Edublogs in 2009 because I wanted to see if it could be used as an on-line literature circle with a small group of kids who were reading Call of the Wild. I had limited success with that – partly because I was just learning about blogging, but also because the school year… Continue reading →