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Weekly Waves of Joy
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Weekly Wave #20 - 2012.09.26
School mindset ... creativity ... social studies opportunities ... national comic book day ... failure
Question for the Week: What do you hope your student/s and/or child/ren will take away from their school experience? Answer via the forum on the JLN site / Facebook
School mindset ... creativity ... social studies opportunities ... national comic book day ... failure
Question for the Week: What do you hope your student/s and/or child/ren will take away from their school experience? Answer via the forum on the JLN site / Facebook
Weekly Wave #19 - 2012.09.19
JLN Forums and Facebook ... students growing up - or not? ... curiosity and questions ... fun with math
Question for the Week: How do you define success? Answer via the forum on the JLN site / Facebook
JLN Forums and Facebook ... students growing up - or not? ... curiosity and questions ... fun with math
Question for the Week: How do you define success? Answer via the forum on the JLN site / Facebook
Weekly Wave #18 - 2012.09.13
Tip of the Day ... transitions ... in the news ... hands on learning
Question for the week: What can we do to give our kids the tools they’ll need to succeed in life?
Tip of the Day ... transitions ... in the news ... hands on learning
Question for the week: What can we do to give our kids the tools they’ll need to succeed in life?
Weekly Wave #17 - 2012.09.05
School Thoughts ... Tip of the Day ... discussion
Question for the Week: What do you remember most about the start of the school year? Any year!
School Thoughts ... Tip of the Day ... discussion
Question for the Week: What do you remember most about the start of the school year? Any year!
Weekly Wave #16 - 2012.08.29
Joyful Learning tips ... Teacher Tip of the Day ... Family Tip of the Day ... JLN network
Joyful Learning tips ... Teacher Tip of the Day ... Family Tip of the Day ... JLN network
Weekly Wave #15 - 2012.08.15
Responsibility ... risk-taking ... starting school
Question of the Week: What did you think you’d be good at that you really weren’t? Did you keep trying?
Responsibility ... risk-taking ... starting school
Question of the Week: What did you think you’d be good at that you really weren’t? Did you keep trying?
Weekly Wave #14 - 2012.08.08
A New Mindset - don't worry so much ... take risks ... expand your comfort zone ... appreciate new experiences
Question of the Week: How often do you think about the times you’ve pushed yourself to take risks in life? Do you share those with your child/ren?
A New Mindset - don't worry so much ... take risks ... expand your comfort zone ... appreciate new experiences
Question of the Week: How often do you think about the times you’ve pushed yourself to take risks in life? Do you share those with your child/ren?
Weekly Wave #13 - 2012.08.01
School Happiness Index ... games ... video games ... creating games ... Play Day
Question of the Week: Does watching the Olympics count as “TV/screen time” in your home?
School Happiness Index ... games ... video games ... creating games ... Play Day
Question of the Week: Does watching the Olympics count as “TV/screen time” in your home?
Weekly Wave #12 - 2012.07.25
Why does the JLN exist? ... JLN goals ... teacher tip of the day #JLNttip ... School Happiness Index ... "word puzzle"
Question of the Week: What should the Joyful Learning Network focus on for the 2012-2013 school year?
Why does the JLN exist? ... JLN goals ... teacher tip of the day #JLNttip ... School Happiness Index ... "word puzzle"
Question of the Week: What should the Joyful Learning Network focus on for the 2012-2013 school year?
Weekly Wave #11 - 2012.07.18
Talking ... conversation ... storytelling
Talking ... conversation ... storytelling
Weekly Wave #10 - 2012.07.11
Community service ... seeking out volunteer opportunities ... service learning suggestions ... student-centered learning
Question for the Week: What volunteer activities have your child/ren or student/s enjoyed most?
Community service ... seeking out volunteer opportunities ... service learning suggestions ... student-centered learning
Question for the Week: What volunteer activities have your child/ren or student/s enjoyed most?
Weekly Wave #9 - 2012.07.05
Independence! ... growing up ... independent learning ... online tools/resources
Question of the Week: How much temporal /physical /geographic /online /electronic /educational independence do you grant your childen / students?
Independence! ... growing up ... independent learning ... online tools/resources
Question of the Week: How much temporal /physical /geographic /online /electronic /educational independence do you grant your childen / students?
Weekly Wave #8 - 2012.06.27
Summer "work" to mastery ... summer activities and games ... writing and book publishing ... typing ... gratitude
Question of the week: When you think of “summer,” what word pops into your mind?
Summer "work" to mastery ... summer activities and games ... writing and book publishing ... typing ... gratitude
Question of the week: When you think of “summer,” what word pops into your mind?
Weekly Wave #7 - 2012.06.20
Summer reading ... libraries ... technology ... games ... Gift of Challenge
Question of the week: What books are you and your kid/s planning to read this summer?
Summer reading ... libraries ... technology ... games ... Gift of Challenge
Question of the week: What books are you and your kid/s planning to read this summer?
Weekly Wave #6 - 2012.06.13
Field trips ... virtual field trips ... geocaching ... educational technology ... summer academics
Question for the week: What were some of your favorite field trips as a student and why?
Field trips ... virtual field trips ... geocaching ... educational technology ... summer academics
Question for the week: What were some of your favorite field trips as a student and why?
Weekly Wave #5 - 2012.06.06
Family meals ... online learning ... summer activities ... sharing
Question for the Week: What are your favorite questions to ask around the dinner table?
Family meals ... online learning ... summer activities ... sharing
Question for the Week: What are your favorite questions to ask around the dinner table?
Weekly Wave #4 - 2012.05.30
Joyful Learning organizations ... arts ... blog: diversity ... "The Importance of Being Playful" conference ... playfulness
Joyful Learning organizations ... arts ... blog: diversity ... "The Importance of Being Playful" conference ... playfulness
Weekly Wave #3 - 2012.05.22
Conversation starters ... games ... Playworks ... gamification video ... research around student motivation
Conversation starters ... games ... Playworks ... gamification video ... research around student motivation
Weekly Wave #2 - 2012.05.15
Tweet to #JLNjoy ... YouTube channel, TED talks ... article on student well being
Tweet to #JLNjoy ... YouTube channel, TED talks ... article on student well being
Weekly Wave #1 - 2012.05.08
Our first 100 hours ... over 175 members ... thanks to logo designer Brynn Breuner ... looking for feedback on all that we do ... more subscribers/members = traction ... newsletter content.
Our first 100 hours ... over 175 members ... thanks to logo designer Brynn Breuner ... looking for feedback on all that we do ... more subscribers/members = traction ... newsletter content.
