Digital art done by me with a Bamboo Fun tablet in Corel Painter Essentials 4.

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Links to Additional Websites about Inquiry Based Education and Co-Constructive Dialogue

 Here are some interesting links that we found on the Internet about Inquiry Based Education and Co-Constructive Dialogue:

Teaching Teachers

Reaction to “Building a Better Teacher”

Improving education in the United States is no small task; articulating its importance and convincing the masses that the classroom is owed a much-needed makeover are chores no less great.  We owe it to our children to better the environment in which they grow and learn, squeezing themselves into tiny plastic chairs until they graduate to “big kid” desks and the wealth of knowledge that arrives magically with them.  Whether or not American education can squeeze out of its predicament (sinking test scores, a lack of dedicated teachers, students that are anything but inspired or encouraged) while maintaining a positive attitude about the future is up for debate—must we acknowledge the current status of education as a “problem,” or just something that can simply be improved?&#160

I am elated to have the opportunity to work with fantastic faculty members and peers each day. When I began this fellowship I was a bit unclear as to what exactly we would be doing for ten weeks. I had browsed the Serendip website and read blogs from past years to try to obtain a little more of a sense of what exactly I would be doing, but they too only seemed like a conglomeration of ideas and thoughts which at first glance appeared to be un-related. Therefore although I was excited to begin working I honestly had the slightest clue of what I would be doing.

Working Our Way to Our Toes

Yoga is supposed to help provide balance and inner peace, contentment and mindfulness, and improve flexibility. This is important since none of us, Jenna, Jessica, or I, can touch our toes, hold a plank pose for more than a few seconds, or maintain focus for a very long time.

This is our yoga journey and we will update every day, doing 15 minutes of yoga in the morning and the afternoon, rating our flexibility on a scale from one to ten.

Yoga routines we use will be posted here so feel free to join us.

Morning routines:

Wake-Up Yoga

Afternoon routines: