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Mark Ahlness
mahlness@halcyon.com

For current info, head to my blog at ahlness.com

I'm in my 17th(!)  year teaching third grade at Arbor Heights Elementary School in Seattle, Washington.

Please drop in on the blogs of my third graders at roomtwelve.com

Below are a few web projects I have developed and a little bio stuff...
roomtwelve.com arborheights.wikispaces.com ahlness.com
earthdaybags.org northwestartists.org theshiningplace.com
arborheights.com elmgroveproductions.com sogreatajoy.com
Tictech menbakebetter.com livingmysteries.com
Random Thoughts 
of Louis Schmier
Peregrine Falcon Slideshow somuchbeauty.org

Personal History

I grew up in the Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota) and then moved to Manchester, Connecticut. I received a BA in psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1973. I then moved to Seattle, where I received my teaching certificate and M.Ed. from the University of Washington.
I am a member of The Recording Academy and enjoy voting on the Grammy Awards every year!

Education Web Stuff

I am the developer of the Arbor Heights Home Page, on the web now for over ten years!  
Every spring I coordinate the Earth Day Groceries Project, which I began on the Internet in 1994.
I'm honored to maintain the complete archive of The Random Thoughts of Louis Schmier.
I am the moderator of tictech, an email discussion list dealing with information about technology in education in the Seattle Public Schools.

Personal Web Stuff

  A few years ago my third grade class had a great time observing and naming a young peregrine falcon in Minnesota!  Here's a slideshow
My parents, Bob and Audrey Ahlness, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.  
Finally, a link to the site I maintain for my talented wife Janeanne Houston.  Check out her recordings: 
  So Great A Joy
(2001)
  Living Mysteries
(2002)
  So Much Beauty (2004)
  The Shining Place (2006)

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