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 […]
Show some #teacherappreciation with these happy notes! Read More »
Happy Monday! We have some amazing learning specialists that work with our campus who are practically mind readers. I had a writing day post ready to go and then I received more resources so I’ve added hers below as well. (Thanks, Laura Moore!) We all know writing is a life-long skill. Students are writing
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Last week as I was walking through classrooms, I came across this kinder kid who was working feverishly on the carpet on a project. As I smiled and walked around the room, he waved me over and asked if I wanted to see his invention. “See this? I made it up, because I needed something
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It’s easy to get excited at this time of year. There’s all the back to school supplies, new back to school outfits, and all those fresh new faces! This also is the time new initiatives are rolled out on campuses state wide. From district ideas to campus thoughts…everyone’s excited in August! I participated in #ptcamp
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Coppell ISD is hosting their iDesign conference this week, and I am so excited to be sharing why I think we should all get off our Educator Islands, 🙂 [slideshare id=35974993&doc=qka8xgzrmebu0thqyeen-140617105545-phpapp01] ahoy mate’s, Amber
#idesign14: Get off your educator island! Read More »
How can you easily take an assignment you’ve already got in your lesson plans and kick it up notch? Here are some easy ideas for those who need a spark to kick it up a notch! Pick three – five students to ask to create a lesson on what you’re learning about, instead
Take it up a notch…just a notch! Easy lesson upgrades… Read More »
Data meetings are always fun and exciting. Teachers love when that lil’data appointment pops up in their email box. It’s a hard conversation to have because amazing teachers are already well aware of their students strengths and weaknesses. It’s still a reality in our classes. A necessary evil, if you will. My principal had a
Let’s talk data, shall we? (wait, come back!) Read More »
The winter games are upon us! These are such golden opportunities to teach your students using an event that is exciting, competitive, and GLOBAL. While it probably isn’t in your curriculum, I encourage you to have a conversation (at the least!) with your students about this current event. Here are FIVE fun resources that
5 ways to stay connected to the Olympics, in class! Read More »
I wrote about managing time over on the School Admin Virtual Mentoring Program blog this week and it really resonated with something a couple of assistant principals’ and I recently discussed. We’re all working late and we’re all working hard. I think that’s just educators as a whole in this trying time of national pressure and low
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I know that sounds a lil’extreme, but seriously, it did. Dropbox is a storing/sharing place in the cloud that allows you to keep up with all of your files,where ever you are, even across platforms. I love this blurb I came across: “This program acts as a “magic pocket” which is always with you
How using Dropbox changed my life! Read More »