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Prayer Byte: Gossip
Please enjoy the newest Prayer Byte: Gossip. Have you subscribed to So Busy Learning yet? Subscribing will notify you every time an...
Diana Nygard
Sep 16, 20241 min read


9/11, A Solemn remembrance
Some years ago , the school I was teaching in requested me to write an article describing my experience on the day of September 11, 2001....
Diana Nygard
Sep 11, 20241 min read


Back to school, let's make friends with English grammar, the building blocks of language
When I was little I enjoyed making high towers with toy wooden blocks. I got as far as my little arms could reach, then knocked the whole...
Diana Nygard
Sep 7, 20241 min read


Back to school? Let's make friends with English
Did you know you could use your English skills to succeed in your school subjects, including science? Find out in my article, How you...
Diana Nygard
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Labor Day Reflection
Labor Day was begun in 1882 to pay tribute to workers, giving them a day off from their labors. When we hear the word labor, it is...
Diana Nygard
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Overwhelmed
Please consider today's Prayer Byte: Overwhelmed Psalm 142:3a
Diana Nygard
Aug 23, 20241 min read


Are you nervous about an imperfect past?
No, I'm not talking about your mistakes in your youth. I'm talking grammatically about ongoing activities, realities, behaviors… Don't...
Diana Nygard
Aug 20, 20241 min read


Back to school?
If you are a teacher or a teacher candidate,or learning specialist, you might want to begin preparing for back to school with my article...
Diana Nygard
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Prayer Byte - Supposed to
The newest Prayer Byte is here! Supposed to Also, keep an eye open for an upcoming revision of Anatomy of a Lesson plan
Diana Nygard
Aug 11, 20241 min read


What does a stubborn rock in the driveway have to do with your liberation from an obstinate tradition?
In case you missed it, you might enjoy reading The Rock in the driveway, a true fable in which I surprise everyone, including myself! You...
Diana Nygard
Aug 2, 20241 min read


Prayer Bytes - Tempted or Sinning
I am excited to introduce to you a new series called Prayer Bytes. This series affords you a small devotional that you can consider in...
Diana Nygard
Jul 24, 20241 min read


Seeing Red
The exhibition title intimates the broad spectrum of art that you will perhaps see at this museum. The Nassau County Museum of Art in...
Diana Nygard
Jul 22, 20241 min read


The man of the big books was the man with a big heart for the arts
James Michener, the famous author of formidable, research-based historical novels such as Caribbean, Alaska and and others, also founded...
Diana Nygard
Jul 19, 20241 min read


Have you subscribed to So Busy Learning yet?
I do not hold to a regularly scheduled pattern for posting articles or other materials. If you don't want to keep checking if something...
Diana Nygard
Jul 15, 20241 min read


Feature Article: Get the most out of your language learning experience
Today's blog from the series Using Language and Related Skills has something for two groups of learners. One group is native speakers of...
Diana Nygard
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Manage that Audience!
Next up is another article for public performers and teachers: Managing an audience no matter what! You can handle that audience! From...
Diana Nygard
Jun 27, 20241 min read


¡Nos vemos, nos vemos ! Teaching in Guatemala
What do a mime routine, a rainstick, and a rooster have in common? You can find out in the article Teaching in Guatemala. From the series...
Diana Nygard
Jun 10, 20241 min read


You can be an expert reading picture storybooks to children and young people
If you are a librarian, teacher, performer, or even a parent, you might at some point be reading a picture storybook to a child or a...
Diana Nygard
Jun 4, 20241 min read


Go see the Automata come alive at the Morris Museum
If you've never seen antique automata (wind-up toys), you might want to pay a visit to the Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey. This...
Diana Nygard
May 31, 20241 min read


Paul McCartney photography exhibition is on at the Brooklyn Museum
If you were following me on the website in February, you may remember our visit to the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. I let you...
Diana Nygard
May 24, 20241 min read
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