I was able to host the Sunday evening #txeduchat, which is just what it sounds like…a chat designed for Texas educators. It takes place on Sunday evenings from 8-9pm, cst. This Sunday we talked about what summer looks like to educators, regardless of their role in education. The amount of time we all get […]
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It’s the little things… a teacher completing lesson plans for her partner who was in an accident. a thank you note for a “stress free” testing season. a gift card to your favorite daily drink stop from a team that loves you. an acknowledgement of your strengths from someone who notices. a parent who says
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Have you ever been pulled over? This may surprise you, cough cough, but my driving style is a lot like the way I talk…and write. Fast and furious, always trying to get somewhere. Last weekend, with an unexpected afternoon of sunshine, I was out running errands, and inadvertently didn’t pay enough attention to a new
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I have posted before about how much I enjoy a happy note….so I made up a few more that may fit into your world! As an educator, I can tell you that I LOVE receiving little notes of appreciation from my administrators and students every once in a while. Who doesn’t like to be told that s/he is doing
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First, please note that this post is 100% based on zero facts. I have no scientific research that would support these claims, except that I taught used to teach science. It should also be noted…I don’t like cats. 🙂 There are many leadership styles. While watching my black lab run this weekend, I was reminded
Sarah Lewis, the first keynote at ASCD this year, was simply incredible. She shared many, many stories that resonated with me on failure and why our perspectives needed to shift on this thought. The main one is the thought that there is a difference between success and mastery. She talked of archers…archers aren’t shooting for
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This week my sweet lil’TsT had her kindergarten roundup. As in..she will be FIVE soon…and attending kindergarten next year. To put the myriad of emotions I am feeling into words is next to impossible. She’s already IN a pre-school, so it isn’t as if she has never been away from me. She’s also, um, not
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I’ve spoken before on how important it is to take charge of your own PD. At the Greater Clark Ed Conference I spoke to a room full of administrators on using their power for good, their admin power. This year this was a new opportunity. The Alliance for Education partnered with the National Teaching & Learning
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Wranglers: Watch this TED talk! Talk me through what you were thinking as you watched. Were you amazed? In disbelief? Make you love math even more?? Then, with a partner, work through these problems on the white boards. Get finished? Here are more math games you can do! Wrangle on, Mrs. Teamann
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I had the opportunity t to talk to the assistant principal and two teachers from Magnolia Elementary today, winners of the ASCD Whole Child Vision and Action award today. There were several take-aways that stood out. When asked about walk-throughs and how the administration provided guidance, one teacher mentioned that as a campus they focus
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