Waldorf Education Musings: Lori Ann Kran's Kranium Blog

My blog is devoted to thoughts about Waldorf education for grades 1-8. I am particularly interested in the emotional, social and academic education of students. I am especially thinking about creative ways to motivate students to become actively engaged in their thinking and feeling so that their actions resonate positively in the world.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Cultivating Well-Rounded Students: Gender Roles and Waldorf Education

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June 2009, by Lori Ann Kran, PhD As I consider my class of eighth graders, particularly those who have been with me since the early grades, ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

The Awakening of Intellect in the Seventh Grade

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Each year on my journey through the grades with my class I am pleasantly astounded at how elegantly the curriculum Rudolf Steiner outlined f...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Reflections on the Sixth Grader

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The sixth grader is poised between childhood and adolescence. He no longer feels intimately connected with his parents and the cosmos: indee...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Exploring Underground

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On Friday, May 18th, the Cincinnati Waldorf School sixth graders explored the underground world of caves at Carter Caves, Kentucky. After a...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Medieval Games a Huge Success

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Yes, it's been a month since my last blog post, and with good reason: this is a busy time for Waldorf teachers! On Thursday and Frida...
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Monday, April 2, 2007

Medieval Games

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At the end of April the Cincinnati Waldorf School sixth grade will host the Medieval Games. Three Waldorf sixth grades, two from Michigan an...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Homework Waldorf style

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Among the many wonderful qualities in Waldorf education is a healthy view of homework. Homework is essential but should not be burdensome. I...
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Lori Ann Kran
I have been teaching at the Cincinnati Waldorf School for over 15 years. In 2009 my 8th Grade class graduated. And Fall 2009 I began the 8 year cycle again as the 1st Grade class teacher. I received Waldorf Teaching Certification in 2001, and a PhD in History in 1993 from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. I am also available for tutoring services. Please email me at lorikran@gmail.com with any questions or comments.
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