Ciao! Now here's something new from Ann Cannizzaro.
Well, it's been quite some time since I've posted here. I am hoping to record updates of my academic pursuits both personal and professional, for the record. This summer I am practicing my Mandolin which I have owned for quite some time....at least two years....but have not learned to play. I am making an effort this summer to learn at least ten easy songs. My first accomplishment has been to play "Happy Birthday" to my brother Peter Cannizzaro.
I have also just received back my father's clarinet. My father passed away five years ago. He left me his beautiful wooden clarinet, and I have let it lie dormant for many years. My daughter has recently taken up the clarinet and is playing a student model which was procured for me by my brother Vito Cannizzaro. The school music program has not provided much incentive for her to play and I am hoping to inspire her through participation. I had the instrument entirely cleaned and refurbished by Ellis Music Company in Bethel, Vermont. The clarinet is shining and bright with newly silvered keys, replaced pads and oiling. I hope I will be able to bring it to life again and play music with my daughter Evyenia.
Aside from music, I attended a Summer Conference on Language Learning and the Common Core Standards. This event was presented by WIDA, and hosted by Project Reach, at the University of Maine Orono campus. On my first morning there, I was greeted by a former student, whom I taught in 1st grade (!). She was working in the cafeteria for the summer session. FUN!
I am our school's ESL Coordinator of Services. I am on the lookout for students who need language support as they navigate their educational pathways in a mainstream classroom. My students are those learning English, while they are also learning in the classroom. I work with foreign born students, exchange students, and Native American students.
The conference helped many teachers from around the state to network and work with both the WIDA Language Standards and the Common Core Standards to think about meeting the needs of our respective students. One very important key here is that every teacher is a language teacher, and many of the conference attendees went home with plans to share some pertinent language teaching points with their colleagues. I hope we all do!!!!!
Coming soon: Clam Aquariums in the classroom....another visit to the Downeast Institute in Jonesport, Maine. My teaching partner and I are going to learn how to grow algae, which we will need to feed our clams this year. Something new for us and for our students!
Well, it's been quite some time since I've posted here. I am hoping to record updates of my academic pursuits both personal and professional, for the record. This summer I am practicing my Mandolin which I have owned for quite some time....at least two years....but have not learned to play. I am making an effort this summer to learn at least ten easy songs. My first accomplishment has been to play "Happy Birthday" to my brother Peter Cannizzaro.
I have also just received back my father's clarinet. My father passed away five years ago. He left me his beautiful wooden clarinet, and I have let it lie dormant for many years. My daughter has recently taken up the clarinet and is playing a student model which was procured for me by my brother Vito Cannizzaro. The school music program has not provided much incentive for her to play and I am hoping to inspire her through participation. I had the instrument entirely cleaned and refurbished by Ellis Music Company in Bethel, Vermont. The clarinet is shining and bright with newly silvered keys, replaced pads and oiling. I hope I will be able to bring it to life again and play music with my daughter Evyenia.
Aside from music, I attended a Summer Conference on Language Learning and the Common Core Standards. This event was presented by WIDA, and hosted by Project Reach, at the University of Maine Orono campus. On my first morning there, I was greeted by a former student, whom I taught in 1st grade (!). She was working in the cafeteria for the summer session. FUN!
I am our school's ESL Coordinator of Services. I am on the lookout for students who need language support as they navigate their educational pathways in a mainstream classroom. My students are those learning English, while they are also learning in the classroom. I work with foreign born students, exchange students, and Native American students.
The conference helped many teachers from around the state to network and work with both the WIDA Language Standards and the Common Core Standards to think about meeting the needs of our respective students. One very important key here is that every teacher is a language teacher, and many of the conference attendees went home with plans to share some pertinent language teaching points with their colleagues. I hope we all do!!!!!
Coming soon: Clam Aquariums in the classroom....another visit to the Downeast Institute in Jonesport, Maine. My teaching partner and I are going to learn how to grow algae, which we will need to feed our clams this year. Something new for us and for our students!
Joe and Marcella know about algea.. and clams... Is your tank salt water?
ReplyDeleteChach has a saltwater tank and although we have clams and emerald crabs and a pretty elaborate cleaning crew... sometimes we have too much algea...
Cool! We may have to look into Emerald crabs....how big are they? Our tanks will be quite small and yes, they will be salt water....What is your feeding routine?
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