A great idea for staff development.
Today, I rejoined the ranks, I stepped foot on the grounds of our high school, as assistant principal. It felt amazing. Filled with mixed emotions, I woke up way before my alarm and furiously began jotting down notes. I am... Continue Reading →
I've been doing a lot of reflecting on my practice, leadership, and goals. In all those things, my greatest desire is that it's less about me and more about others - mainly my teachers, students, and their families. In our age... Continue Reading →
I just started reading Crucial Conversation (I know I'm behind). I haven't even made it through the first chapter and my thoughts are already whizzing around in my head. Within the first few pages, I've challenged myself to grapple with... Continue Reading →
When I first started blogging it was for professional exploration. I was giving a presentation to teachers about professional learning networks, and I wanted to talk specifically about the benefits of blogging (not knowing that I would learn to love it).... Continue Reading →
What a great way to begin the conversation about our professional contributions to our schools and most importantly our students. What makes a good teacher and how others know you're a good teacher?
I dig through Thea, my 5-year old’s backpack, after her first day of Kindergarten. After all, her new teacher told us to check ever night and I want to be a good parent. Notes from the PTO, fundraisers, book orders all turn up as I dig and then it happens. My eyes glance at the sheet in my hand and my heart drops. A reading log…No, no, no, please not a reading log. Not in kindergarten, not yet, not now.
I have written about reading logs before; how I used to use them, how I had to use them, what to do instead. I knew there would be a possibility that Thea would have one at some point. Never had I thought that time would be now. Never had I thought that I would have to be “that teacher parent” already. And so I read it; 15 minutes a…
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