Even though it looks different for each learner, being a connected educator simply means leveraging technology to expand one’s personal learning network. Doing so not only provides you with a network of like-minded people, but also inspires you to try new activities and strategies to create the most effective learning environment for your students. No one […]
Connected Educator Month, 2015 #CEM15 Read More »
One month in and there’s so much I have already learned! Right off the bat, I have learned how very much I don’t know…and how very ok that is! It feels like I have been here forever, in a very good way, but I haven’t been. I’m still learning kids names. I’m still
Have the vision, not the right answers… #thefirstyear Read More »
My husband and I are celebrating our ten year anniversary this September. Making it ten whole years is a huge accomplishment in my eyes. I’m not easy to get along with, 😉 To celebrate we chose to go St. Thomas for a week. It was amazing. Right up until the final morning when I received
Is your school run like a business? Or why mine won’t be… Read More »
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
Expecting vs extending grace… Read More »
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
Success shouldn’t be the goal. Read More »
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
Personalizing your own Professional Development & DC Read More »
ASCD is having its annual this conference in Houston this weekend. I am a member of several organizations, and attend several national conferences, in addition to local region/state events, and this by FAR is my favorite. Attending ASCD provides a chance to grow, as well as make connections with other educators from around the nation.
Conferencing at #ASCD15? Here’s why you better be! Read More »
I am a big reader. I love to read and have even gotten in trouble for reading in the shower. (TMI?) I read in the car, I read at volleyball practice, I read while waiting for small curly headed 4 year old to fall asleep. Last year I took on the idea from Jessica Johnson,
What are you reading? Need some help? (An #ASCD resource) Read More »
There is clearly not enough time in the day. I have a never ending to do list that seems to grow more than it shrinks. Recognizing that I don’t have enough time to do all the things that I have to do, much less what I want to do, I still feel like this post
Collaboration…who doesn’t have time? Read More »
This post was originally written for Classflow. After you’re done reading, check out this webinar and blog post to learn how ClassFlow can support various ways of demonstrating mastery, too! As important as it is to have academic goals, learning outcomes, and a decisive idea of where your curriculum road is going, how do you
Demonstrating learning doesn’t have to look the same for every student… Read More »