Off to see the Wizard

I love the Google home page! They celebrate special events in pictures using their logo. Today is the 71st Anniversary of the Wizard of OZ. Check it out!

I do believe hot is going to be the theme for today where I live. At 6:30AM it was already 80 degrees! Where is that cold front?!?

On Tuesday I traveled with 2 fellow educators from B-K to a conference in CF. We were there to listen to Bernajean Porter. Bernajean is an expert in digital storytelling and advocates integrating technology in the classroom where appropriate.

Yesterday I attended a DAR mtg. I'm not a Daughter of the American Revolution yet, but I'm invited to the meetings. State Senator Amanda Ragan was our guest speaker.

Please think about your American government, especially from September 17-23. That is Constitution Week and this year we celebrate the 223rd Anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. What passion our early forefathers had in establishing our government. "We the People..."

If you're like most people the first [and last?] time you came in contact with the Constitution was in school. Or maybe you remember the SchoolHouse Rock jingle.

"CIVICS LESSON 101" [from Wikipedia]
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government to the states, to citizens, and to all people within the United States.

The Constitution creates the three branches of the national government: a legislature, the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. The Constitution specifies the powers and duties of each branch. The Constitution reserves all unenumerated powers to the respective states and the people, thereby establishing the federal system of government.

The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in each U.S. state in the name of "The People". The Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times; the first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.[1][2]

The Constitution holds a central place in United States law and political culture.[3] The handwritten original document penned by Jacob Shallus is on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.


I've been thinking about using my blog as a sounding board for some ideas I advocate. I'm just not sure where to start!

Until next time....
Theresa