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Memorial Day and How I (Finally) Came to Understand the Ultimate Sacrifice

May 23, 2015 by Cat Weers

Traveling through the major D-Day sites, I was overcome with an immense sense of pride. Wow. I am so very proud to be an American.

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Filed Under: edblogaday, ETC Travels Tagged With: #etctravels, Bayeux, Bayeux Shuttle Tours, Celebrating Memorial Day, D Day, history, memorial day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Operation Overload, remembering veterans, Utah Beach

Remembering the Life a Student Gone Too Soon

May 22, 2015 by Cat Weers

In May 2008, the week before Memorial Day, I was coasting towards the finish line. I had successfully prepared my 9th grade students for the World History end of course test. Summer was in sight. My kids had already taken their Standards of Learning (short for SOL test…yes, for real) and I was looking forward […]

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Filed Under: edblogaday Tagged With: lessons learned, lessons learned as a teacher, loss, memorial day, seat belts, student death, teaching

3 APPS You Must Download Before Traveling Abroad

May 20, 2015 by Cat Weers

The days of paper maps and the opinion of a single travel agent have gone by the wayside. Now, there are phone apps that can simplify ever aspect of your life, which includes travel!

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Filed Under: edblogaday, ETC Travels Tagged With: #etctravels, apps for travel, best apps for travel, travel, traveling abroad, tripadvisors

#CelebrateMonday

May 4, 2015 by Cat Weers

I’m proud to say this week is my third #CelebrateMonday event.  I love that my twitter feed fills up with positive affirmations from all over the field of education on Twitter. Someone on Twitter (not sure who, I follow some awesome peeps) claimed that we should be providing our own positive press.  We SHOULD be! […]

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10 Ways Teaching Adults is the Same as Teaching Kids

May 3, 2015 by Cat Weers

Make it relevant: otherwise, you run the risk of your students saying, “who cares?!” That’s the phrase you never want uttered. Ever.

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Hi! Welcome to EdutechChick! My name is Catherine but my friends call me Cat. I'm a lifelong learner, history geek, educational tech enthusiast, time traveling maven, and wife to Ben (super geek partner in crime), girl momma (four and one), and an out loud dreamer. Read More…

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