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Category Archives: Education
Points of Interest in Senegal
Senegal, Africa is divided into 14 regions, which are broken down into 45 departments, branching to 103 subdivisions, and several ethnicities. The term “African” should not be used loosely as a generalized term to identify people who are born or … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Culture, Education, family, landmarks, Photography, restaurants, Senegal Africa, Teachers, Travel
Tagged A guide to Visiting Sengal, Akon City Site, Baobab Sacré, Bird Islands Fatick, Marché hebdomadaire de Nguéniène, Nianing Church, Sine Saloum, The Adventurers of Saloum, Things to do in Senegal
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Gorée Island, Senegal
“Welcome home.” Those two words held so much power when I was greeted at the historic site of the transatlantic slave trade which took place on Gorée Island. The largest slave trade area off the west coast of Africa is … Continue reading
Peace & Harmony in Joal-Fadiouth
Joal-Fadiouth is in the Thiès region of Senegal. The village and commune names are combined because the narrow peninsula of Joal is linked to the small island of Fadiouth. Fadiouth, also called Shell Island, is a name given from the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beaches, Culture, Education, landmarks, Religion, Senegal Africa, Travel
Tagged African, Cemetery, Christian, Clam Shells, Indigenous, Joal-Fadiouth, Muslim, Senegal, Shell Island, Teacher, Things to see in Sengal, Traveler
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Kick-off the 2020-21 School Year Virtually: How to Create a Welcome Back Slide Deck for Your Students & Parents
A lot of school districts will be teaching classes remotely to start the 2020-21 school year. We do not know how long this is going to take, but we have to hit the ground running as we would if we … Continue reading
Posted in Education, family, Louisville, Teachers
Tagged #AsynchronousInstruction, #HealthEducation, #HPE, #onlineteaching, #physicaleducation, #VirtualLessons
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Each 1 Teach 1
Contractually, we do have a much needed break. A true educator, however, is always refreshing content knowledge, and evolving with pedagogy. Our goal is to make each school year more impactful than the others. A lot of us complete required … Continue reading
Lesson Ideas for Online Physical Education
Taking a break from travel and running posts to give an update on what distance learning looks like for the 200 Smootents in my middle school physical education classes. JCPS KY Non-Traditional Instruction: It was a challenge to grasp how … Continue reading
Posted in Education, fitness, health, Teachers
Tagged Distance Learning, Middle School, Online teaching, Virtual Lesson Plans, Virtual PE Resources
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The Little Rock Half Marathon & 5K Recap
The Little Rock, Arkansas race series have been on my radar for quite some time. They are known for their huge, over-the-top medals and unique race themes. The 2020 theme was “Totally Awesome” as a tribute to the 80s. Training … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, fitness, half marathon, health, landmarks, running, Teachers, Travel
Tagged Arkansas, Flo-Jo, Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock Nine, Top Things to do in Little Rock
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Spotlight on Imane
Imane is one of my former Smootents (Ms. Smoot + Students) from Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center. Her family moved from Chad to Louisville, KY in 2007. We met shortly after when Imane was scheduled to my Reading class. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, family, mothers, Teachers
Tagged #African culture, #Job Corps Works!, #Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center
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New Season, who ‘dis?
Fall Break from school called for a quick trip to Florida to visit my parents. The timing was perfect due to a crisis situation regarding my work as a therapeutic foster parent. Sleep has been difficult, and working out has … Continue reading
Posted in Education, fitness, Florida, health, running, Travel
Tagged #Lake Mirror, #Lakeland Runners Club, #Ybor City
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Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration
The Black Expo in Indianapolis, IN is a celebration of African American culture. Underserved communities have a one stop shop with over $2,000 worth of free health screenings, job applications, voter registration and supporting black owned businesses. Being in Indianapolis … Continue reading
Posted in Art, concerts, Education, family, foster parent, health, Indiana, Indianapolis, landmarks, mothers, Travel
Tagged Indiana Black Expo, Summer Celebration
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