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Fall Conference PD
During this fall PD, I had the opportunity to attend some amazing sessions. I especially appreciated learning from my peers in other departments. I discussed a book (The Power of Moments by the Heath Brothers-I recommend it!) with human resources, public relations,...
Instincts
We have had Border Collies on our sheep farm since 1993 when a student gifted me with his 9-month-old Border Collie, Doyle, who was not going to transition well to an apartment when he moved up to Houghton. When Doyle moved in we tried to be careful to keep him...
What We Want to Learn
Recently my friend Lisa Blackford gave me a draft of talking points or thoughts leading to potential talking points that her students had constructed in their planning for how they will approach members of the Traverse City community about a shared class project. Some...
They Dissect Fetal Pigs in A&P!
Okay, so I guess I should have thought about the fact that Anatomy and Physiology would involve, you know, anatomy--and physiology. It should have occurred to me that one does not learn how the body looks and functions just by reading books or listening to lectures....