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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

The Importance of Eating Low Glycemic Foods

Eating low glycemic foods allows you to eat carbohydrates if it is done correctly.

Why should you eat low glycemic foods? Well, these foods are ranked low on the glycemic index based on blood sugar levels. Food like apples and broccoli are low on the index and can be eaten anytime. However, things like rye breaks and raisin bran cereal score high and should be eaten less.

It is good to know that not all carbs are bad and that their needs to be a way to classify the carbs that we put in our body. Those that are high in sugar can make us feel sluggish and not necessarily give our bodies what they need to burn off while working out. Foods like mashed potatoes and instant oatmeal fit that category. This is why it is important to eat proteins with good carbohydrates: peanut butter and apples, nuts and cheese. These diets can help give you the protein you need along with the good carbohydrates that keep your body balanced.

Some of the things that a person should do in order to maintain good health are:

Cut back on salt and sugar
Create a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
And remember to eat less. Eat right and move more.

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“I can’t believe a kid did that”: Powerful examples of student inquiry work

As outlined in my last post here, inquiry involves what David Perkins calls “playing the whole game” where students are given the opportunity to partake in developmentally appropriate versions of the ways professionals in a field engage, create knowledge, and communicate in their discipline. Educators advocating for this approach argue that each discipline (e.g., science, mathematics, history) has its own particular ways of generating knowledge, verifying what counts as quality work, and communicating to a public audience. The job of educators thus becomes to apprentice young people into these practices.

Helping teachers plan for this philosophy of education, the Galileo Educational Network has created a discipline-based inquiry rubric involving a number of core characteristics that should guide planning. We know a project is following this model when:

1. Authentic: The inquiry study is authentic in that it emanates from a question, problem, issue, or exploration that is significant to the disciplines and addresses a problem or issue that exists in society at this time providing students with an opportunity to connects to the world beyond the school.

2. Project based approach/ builds new knowledge/products: Students are given opportunities to create products or culminating work that contributes to the building of new knowledge.

3. Fosters deep understanding: Sub tasks and activities provoke thinking, deeper knowledge, and understanding and more sophisticated discipline-based skill development. Specifically, tasks generally include generating with students criteria for what makes a powerful work in a particular medium or discipline and evaluating good and bad examples of, where possible, real work by professionals in the field.

4. Ongoing formative assessment loops are woven into the design of the inquiry study and involve detailed descriptive feedback.

5. Connect with experts and expertise: The study requires students to observe and interact with exemplars and expertise drawn from the discipline or medium under study, including, if possible, professionals in the field.

6. Technology integration/elaborated communication: Students are given the opportunity to communicate their ideas and insights in powerful ways through particular mediums.

7. Public showcases: Students’ present final products to the greater community through public presentations, exhibitions, or showcases.

• Here are a series of examples of student work facilitated by myself and colleagues at Calgary Science School that reflect the axiom of Larry Rosenstock, principal of High Tech High, that you know when you are doing inquiry when someone from the outside says “I can’t believe a kid did that.” Indeed Larry; indeed.

CHEAP PLACES TO TRAVEL: BUDGET ADVENTURES IN 2019

Most people know that India and Eastern Europe are cheap places to travel in but most of the world’s best budget backpacking destinations are a little off the beaten track, and you won’t find most of these countries on other ‘budget travel destinations’ lists… This is some real adventure gold right here, folks.

I’ve been traveling the world broke for nearly nine years now, I normally travel on a budget of around $10 – $15 a day, but this becomes a lot more fun when you pick a cheap place to travel as suddenly you can afford beer!

When you are seeking out the best cheap countries to visit, keep in mind that the whole spectrum is on offer. Do you like trekking in the mountains? Is the beach your thing? Do you want a life-changing cultural experience? Do you just want to find the country with the cheapest beer?

Whatever it is you want to experience, there is a budget-friendly country for you.

For adventurous backpackers and those who want to explore the world without breaking the bank, this is the ultimate list of cheap places to travel in 2019…

Iran

One of the most overlooked budget destinations out there is Iran. Backpacking Iran is a truly incredible experience, and Iran is probably the easiest country worldwide to hitch a ride; you will often be invited into homes so you rarely even have to pay for a place to sleep. Iran is an often misunderstood country and frequently slated in the media, something which continues to anger me. I’ve spent nearly six months in Iran, visiting four times across 2016, 2017 and 2018. My wife is Iranian, I speak some Farsi, and I feel strongly connected to this amazing country. Iran is one of the cheapest countries to visit in the world and is a broke backpacker haven…

With gorgeous Islamic architecture, legendary hospitality, beautiful women, and the stunning island of Hormuz, this is a country which will take your breath away at every turn.

Backpacking across Iran is a truly amazing experience and it’s one of my favorite budget travel destinations in the world. If you’re happy to hitch and to Couchsurf, you can travel here for under $10 a day.

I’ve camped out all over Iran, Couchsurfed with dozens of hosts, hitchhiked thousands of kilometers – the legendary Iranian hospitality means it’s totally possible to travel on a tight budget and Iran is actually a very safe country and is a cheap place to travel in as well! Score. If you’re into hitchhiking, this country is a mecca…

2. Sri Lanka

Somehow, Sri Lanka has slipped off the radar for many budget backpackers. With the ever-increasing popularity of India and Southeast Asia to either side, I expected Sri Lanka to be a little more crowded. Or, maybe just a little better known from folks back home.

What I found there is a country full of landscapes just begging to be explored by foot or train and a smaller community of vibey backpackers spending their holiday hiking mountains or chilling on the pristine beaches.

Okay, so maybe the backpacking route is well-trodden here, but that makes it easy to get to different sections of the island – from where you can set out on your own to find a lesser-known beach or a wild section of jungle.

Some of the best hostels in Sri Lanka will set you back about $7, and you can expect even less for the cheaper sort. Also, the government has announced that it will reduce the cost of flights into and out of the country, making it all the more accessible for budget travelers!

I mentioned those train rides, right? If you can save enough on everything else, splurge on a train ride. Yes, they’re worth it.

CHEAP PLACES TO TRAVEL: BUDGET ADVENTURES IN 2019

Whatever it is you want to experience, there is a budget-friendly country for you.

For adventurous backpackers and those who want to explore the world without breaking the bank, this is the ultimate list of cheap places to travel in 2019…

Iran

With gorgeous Islamic architecture, legendary hospitality, beautiful women, and the stunning island of Hormuz, this is a country which will take your breath away at every turn.

2. Sri Lanka

I mentioned those train rides, right? If you can save enough on everything else, splurge on a train ride. Yes, they’re worth it.

Resource From – https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/cheap-places-to-travel-broke/

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
What topics do you think you’ll write about?
Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.