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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget the Breakfast Burrito!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sausage, Salsa &#38; Cotija Breakfast Burrito Kitchen Improvisation Sausage, Salsa &#38; Cotija Breakfast Burrito A scrappy, what&#8217;s-in-the-fridge breakfast that turned out better than planned, breakfast sausage and salsa simmered down, folded through soft scrambled eggs, and finished with crumbled Cotija and cilantro, all rolled up and ready to go. The Story This one started as a fridge inventory check. A pound of breakfast sausage, a disc of Cotija, a jar of salsa, nothing more ambitious than that. But breakfast sausage and salsa practically beg to be simmered together, and once you fold in soft scrambled eggs and a crumble of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Zuppa Toscana: Reimagined</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zuppa Toscana: Reimagined A weeknight soup, rebuilt Zuppa Toscana: Reimagined I started with the Instant Pot version everyone makes, then kept pulling threads — duck fat instead of butter, bacon before the Italian sausage, less cream, allowing the rendered fat to do it&#8217;s work. The result was a complexity of layers that isn&#8217;t always present in this soup. 25 minactive + pressure 6servings Duck fatand rendered bacon Why I changed it The recipe that got me here is a familiar one — the Instant Pot Olive Garden copycat everybody&#8217;s made at some point: sausage, potatoes, kale, cream, done in under]]></description>
		
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		<title>Navarre, Florida: Golf Carts!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Why an English Teacher? Here&#8217;s Why.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wrote this a while back and it has become somewhat of a mission statement for my classroom. This may not sound all that surprising coming from an English teacher, but your English courses are critically important to your success as a student and as an individual. I would argue that if you pour your energy and focus into this course, it will set you up for success not only in high school, but in college and in life. English is not just the skill of reading and writing. It is the skill of critical thinking. English is concerned with]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Authenticity Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following was originally meant to be a much shorter parent update. STEAM Families, Today is a big writing moment for your learner! We have all but finished the novel Fahrenheit 451, and alongside this experience we have been grappling with the question of the state of the world. Is it a dystopia? Is it not? I&#8217;ve seen students build convincing arguments in both directions. It has been fascinating to see their perspectives on life, but even more compelling is watching them learn to take their viewpoint and craft it into a solid argument &#8211; backed with sound reasoning and]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Taking Community to the Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This past August I was sitting at a table after a pretty intensive PD at STEAM Academy, and a thought was stirring somewhere under the surface. Jordan Manley, our P.E. and Health teacher, sat down next to me and asked what was on my mind. Jordan and I have collaborated in the educational design space for years, so it doesn&#8217;t take much at all to move our conversation into iterations of units, PBLs, or even one-off classroom experiences that have the potential for huge returns. I know exactly what I can get from these conversations. I usually throw out an]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Journal: &#8216;Grounded&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bella&#160;was grounded today. Yesterday she had let her frustrations get the best of her &#8211; right at bed time. When we got home we had our snack, made our beds, and cleaned rooms. Bella got a few minutes on the Hogg’s trampoline but soon after I came to retrieve her, and we go to work on the backyard. Fall leaves were in full force. I wondered why city folk didn’t burn leaves, and decided to light a small fire in our fire pit as we began raking. Bella had taken her punishment with grace and was in a good mood]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Keeneland Morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Posted in the Herald Leader Long before “Breakfast with the Works” at Keeneland, my father would take me out to the track on early Saturday mornings to watch the horses work out. We would head out from the South Lexington suburbs well before the sun was up; the city still asleep and dreaming. Pre-dawn has half of the fun for me. The quiet hours felt like our own little secret. Dad and I would share quiet conversations blanketed by the magic of morning. He with his coffee while I sipped hot chocolate. The grounds at Keeneland began stirring long before]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Planning Units: A quick thought.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The core of the ELA learning experience breaks down into two hemispheres: improving communicative skills and exploring the world around us. These two inextricable realities can be occurring at the same time, and should be. We explore our environment and we communicate our thoughts on what we see &#8211; what conclusions we&#8217;ve drawn from our observations. The DNA of this whole experience is inquiry. Without that, the system won&#8217;t work. So I start with that. Constructing the wire frame of a lesson or unit is best done in community. I&#8217;ve done it on my own and I&#8217;ve done it with]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Walton County Beach Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Along 30A there are lots of beach services, and we&#8217;ve gotten to know quite a few of them. Fort Walton County Chairs has been a stand out for us. I was happy to approach the owners and as if we could capture the experience in under a minute of video. Worked out for everyone involved!]]></description>
		
		
		
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