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Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:53:02 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled You know it’s been too long:
Kristine said, "when you can’t figure out how to post on your blog you can’t remember the title of the last children or YA book you’ve read you’ve only been to your favorite children’s bookstore once in 6 months but… Somehow I..." more
Monday, April 7, 2014 7:21:34 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Student Led Conferences/Goal Sharing:
Kristine said, " Two of my former colleagues from the International School of Dakar (currently residing in Saudi Arabia and Dakar/Texas) put together this wonderful website as part of presentation they gave at the AISA conference of 2012 in Johannesburg,..." more
Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:59:47 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban:
Kristine said, " Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve read through a book non-stop and then felt compelled to write immediately about it. The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban is the book that has done that for me. I LOVE this book. I love it so..." more
Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:28:58 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Along the Corniche:
Kristine said, "Along the Corniche"
Monday, March 4, 2013 6:10:18 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled It’s Monday! What are you Reading?:
Kristine said, "I’m supposed to be reading for book group: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson It’s interesting, but I don’t love non-fiction and it’s 640 pages long! Good..." more
Monday, December 31, 2012 10:31:26 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Summary 2012:
Kristine said, "Books Read: 56 Countries: United States-Ohio & Oregon Dakar, Senegal Madrid, Spain Johannesburg, South Africa Miles traveled during 2012: 32,941 miles Graduate hours completed: 18 semester hours towards my superintendency..." more
Monday, December 31, 2012 10:31:26 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled 2012 in review:
Kristine said, "The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 35,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would..." more
Saturday, December 29, 2012 10:47:24 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled 2012 in a nutshell:
Kristine said, "One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. ~Sidney Howard"
Friday, August 31, 2012 2:47:25 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled You’ll find me most of the time…:
Kristine said, "Over at my new blog abroadinsenegal.wordpress.com Come check it out. You’ll ever enjoy reading along with my adventure or think that I’ve lost my mind by giving up all things familiar for the next several years. You decide. I’m..." more
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:42:40 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Beginning of the Year Books recommended by The Book Whisperer:
Kristine said, "If you haven’t had a chance to read Donalyn Miller’s column at Education Week, it is well worth a look! She’s gathered up several recommendations for ‘Books that Build Community’, something educators the world over are..." more
Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:56:29 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled What to Keep? What to Pitch?:
Kristine said, "A sample of what’s currently in my recycle box: memoir rubric using prior knowledge to understand unfamiliar text 5 year Strategic Management Plan from 2010-2015 certificate of attendance from Ohio Resource Center Ohio Academic content..." more
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 4:26:04 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Summer Reading set in Africa:
Kristine said, "The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton Secrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell "
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 12:55:18 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Summer Reading (or listening):
Kristine said, "All you parents trying to figure out how to keep your kid reading, check out this summer’s free downloads at Sync. There is a popular new title and a classic each week all summer long. Some of them are right off the summer’s required..." more
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:51:02 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled ABroad in Senegal:
Kristine said, "Check out my new blog dedicated to all things about the move to Dakar. "
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:57:06 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled travel quotes:
Kristine said, "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine "
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:57:06 AM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Association of International Schools of Africa:
Kristine said, " Who we are Representing international schools on the continent of Africa, AISA has a membership of schools which range in size from 20 to 3600 students. AISA schools are strongly influenced by their location in Africa and their cosmopolitan..." more
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 3:01:05 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Insurgent, Divergent, Dark Days Tour with Veronica Roth:
Kristine said, "I had pre-ordered Insurgent many months ago, but ended up also buying it on my Kindle so I could make sure I had it on release day. I had read Divergent that way originally so I thought it would be interesting to continue in that tradition. No..." more
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:23:22 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Books for an international view:
Kristine said, "Some of the books that I had or have added to my home for my children and family members to look at include: Material World: A Global Family Portait by Peter Menzel and Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa by Jeannette..." more
Monday, April 30, 2012 9:41:20 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Making Crocodile Skin Belts:
Kristine said, " Guy got to check out the time-consuming process while in the Market. "
Monday, April 30, 2012 5:23:19 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan:
Kristine said, "Once again, turned off by the Disney-esque cover, I almost passed this one over the last time I was at Cover to Cover. Forutnately Franki was there to say, “It’s Patricia Maclachlan!” I loved this story but it took me a long time..." more
Friday, April 27, 2012 4:23:08 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown:
Kristine said, "Everyone who has a daughter or is friends or family members with someone who has a daughter should read this book. Brave Girl Eating has been on my shelf since 2010, but as I packed up books for the move, it grabbed my attention. I read the whole..." more
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:26:39 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled One Sunday in Spring Time… By Maria in Dakar:
Kristine said, "There are no movie theaters or big grand malls or theme parks, but if you ask me if there is anything to do in the Dakar – below is the detailed account of what I did last Sunday, and loved every minute of it. The temperature was perfect. It felt..." more
Thursday, April 19, 2012 5:16:01 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled yummy fruit and Sorbet in Saly, Senegal:
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:36:50 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Dakar La Pouponniere:
Kristine said, " I’ll start by saying that this isn’t me and that these aren’t my photos from the trip. The are images from a Google search but are the same facility that I saw. The Franciscan sisters have run this amazing orphanage since 1948 for..." more
Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:41:55 PM
Kristine Michael wrote a blog post titled Wow! It’s been forever:
Kristine said, " The Literacy Connection BEST and MOST REASONABLY PRICED PD available teachers spending a beautiful Saturday on their own free time inside Columbus, Ohio Jennifer Serravallo The Literacy..." more