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		<title>Are you there, world?  It&#8217;s me, Ashley.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m alive!  And have decided to re-commit to blogging.  I mean, Ash Wednesday is tomorrow, and I wouldn&#8217;t be true to myself if I &#8220;gave up&#8221; something for Lent.  That ain&#8217;t how I roll.  I don&#8217;t give up&#8230;I add more. So instead, I&#8217;m re-committing to the blog.  If you&#8217;re in this for the personal life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=749&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun fact:  I like sports.  Like a lot.   Tonight my Vanderbilt Commodores lost a real heartbreaker of a game in which many, many things could have gone better.  Sitting in the grocery store parking lot (waiting to purchase some conciliatory ice cream), I listened to the coach&#8217;s post-game radio interview.  He said that things [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=738&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past week, I have been conferencing with a group of students who received a nearly passing grade on their latest practice writing assessment.  They come to me each morning and eagerly await their personal appointment to discuss their writing.  The passion and excitement they exhibit around becoming better writers is refreshing. This morning, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=732&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Love&#8230;..Math?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that I identify myself as a reading teacher.  My interest level, knowledge base, and comfort zone with the teaching of reading make it a large part of my professional identity.  At the same time, I love everything about teaching in a self-contained classroom that allows me the privileges of teaching every subject [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=728&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<title>Where my crazies at?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though I&#8217;m still suffering through the foggy-brained Survival Mode we all experience at the beginning of the year, I have one piece of clarity about my students: they are awesome. Each morning, each of them greets me at the door, walks to their seats, and silently (and correctly) completes their Bell Ringer assignment before begging [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=724&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The school year is about to begin, and I&#8217;ve never been so reluctant.  Between my grandfather&#8217;s death and numerous trips around the country, my summer &#8220;break&#8221; has been nothing of the sort.  It&#8217;s been a summer of mixed emotions, for sure. One thing I have come to realize this summer, though, is how lucky I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=718&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All the Single Ladies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s wedding season in my life, and I&#8217;ve been left standing at the station with a knot on my head. Here&#8217;s the situation:  I recieved no fewer than a half dozen wedding invites for this summer.  I&#8217;m undecided as to whether this is more about my never-ending popularity or the entertainment I seem to provide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=705&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Classroom Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I failed miserably at keeping up my weekly classroom blogging lessons here on You Make It Happen, I succeeded at developing and delivering a training with teachers in my district on this topic.  The presentation walks you through many of the steps to create an Edublogs blog, including some tips and tricks to make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=709&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Play Ball</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Programs! Programs! Get ya programs!&#8221; &#8220;Peanuts! Water! Ice cold, ice cold!&#8221; Children&#8217;s squeals of delight cut through the advertisements hollered by vendors.  Holding my ticket out to be scanned and walking through the turnstyle, I know I have arrived at my favorite place in the world. We quickly make our way to our seats.  There&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youmakeithappen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14890346&amp;post=700&amp;subd=youmakeithappen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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