This week kicks off the STAAR tests for spring of 2013. As both a mom of a tester and supporter of those Lions giving the test…I hope to impress upon both that their value or success doesn’t have anything to do with what happens this week. As a 4th grade teacher (three tests!) I remember […]
How many times have you heard someone say that they don’t have time to be a ”connected educator”? It is the go to rationale for many. Eric Sheninger spoke at #ASCD13 on the keys to initiating sustainable change and something he said that resonated with me was “I don’t find the time to learn and get better.
Weep with joy, I mean! One of the fabulous perks of this past weekend was the opportunity I had to peruse several of the new books published through ASCD this past year. As if that wasn’t enough, the authors were available to chat with us as well! The three that have jumped to the top of my list have one theme
One of the key reasons I was so excited to come to ASCD was the opportunity to see and hear Maya Angelou speak. I genuinely considered this a bucket list moment. From the moment she stepped out and opened her talk with scripture and a sing, I was hooked. This feisty, almost 85 year old
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I had the opportunity to hear Mr. Howard give the most amazing pep talk to one of our Lions last week. This child was hurt and upset by a classmate that had teased them and they didn’t know how to handle it. (One of the BEST things about my job is watching and learning from
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I am currently participating in a series created by George Couros called “Leadership 2.0” . The series is focusing on what school leadership looks like in the context of today’s world and how innovative leaders are pushing their schools and organizations forward. Fascinating, right? As I listened to Chris Smeaton, a superintendent from up north speak last week
While you have lil’young bodies to keep you going with inspiration and connections…sometimes I have to search for mine, 🙂 Perusing Mr. Couros’s blog, I came across this post and despite my lack of affection for any Laker’s players, I stopped down to read “Lessons from Shaq”…what a powerful reminder that everyone can love/teach the easy
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Back in November, I decided to take a social media sabbatical. I really wanted to reevaluate why I was as involved as I was online and what my true purpose entailed. Professionally, I’d been burned this past semester and needed some distance. Personally, I felt overwhelmed and unsure of my “presence”. ( I really have THAT many
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Since the “Principal of change” page is blocked here in the GISD, I’ve copied and pasted (with permission of course) George’s post here about what his vision of a classroom today should/should look like… What are you thoughts, LL’s?? ____________________________________________________________________________________ As I think that leaders should be able to describe what they are looking for
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By this, I mean I’ve taken quite the little blogging break as I’ve enjoyed my summer break. 🙂 Plenty of sunshine, snuggles, and sleeping…all good things! But like a great book (also of which I’ve read a ton!) all good things must come to an end. This is my last week off and one of
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