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I hated Reading until I was in the 5th grade. Until I found the book series “Animorphs”. That one little series got me hooked on reading. I still remember my grandmother giving me an index card box and a ton of index cards. Every time I would read a book she would have me write…
Well, after the HUGE success of the #SummerLS (with over 3,000 participants from 9 different countries), and after winning an EduBlog Award for Best Open PD for 2014, I decided to bring it back! (you can still check out last summer’s challenges HERE) But this time I decided to bring it back as a FULL…
This post has been heavy on my heart for about a week now and I finally had the time to sit down and write it out. I grew up with a family who had a good income. We weren’t rich by any means, but my brother and I always had what we needed in our…
One of the things that always drove me insane as a teacher was when I would ask a child to pick up a piece of trash off of our classroom floor, and their first response would be “I didn’t put it there” or “that’s not mine”! I grew up where we all worked together to…
Every year the EduBlog Awards come along. They recognize different aspects of the online community of education. If you haven’t heard of them or seen some of the awesome things they recognize please go check them out! I was a little shocked, but totally humbled to see “The Summer Learning Series (#SummerLS)” That I did…
In my effort to recognize the amazing members of my staff, I’ve dropped the ball the last few weeks….so now, it’s BACK! And this week is a great one. This week I’d like to introduce you to one of my rockstar 4th grade teacher, Allison Boswell. Allie is one of those teachers who surprises me…
Music is another passion of mine. At one point in my life I even thought about becoming a radio DJ, haha! While driving in the car yesterday I heard a song that had a line that really stuck out to me. The verse said “I don’t mind, I would still come back 1,000 times. Push…
I try not to watch the news too often, but I quickly find myself drawn in. I’m a very empathetic person and quickly associate myself deeply with others’ pain. Because of that I’ve had to carefully maneuver through what I watch on the news or read online. As I watch terrible things happening across our…
About 3 weeks ago, I attended one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to, Miami Device. While presenting at the conference I had seen a Swivl robot set up in one of the rooms and was in awe by how tiny it was and what it could do. Little did I know, just a…
This past week I got to do something that I’ve always wanted to do as a teacher but never did, for whatever reason. I work in a district where over 85% of our students are on a free and reduced lunch. I work with kids who come from all types of backgrounds with all types…
This week was a doozy for me. This week was the first time I began to feel like there was far more I was doing wrong, then was doing right. I know I’m a new administrator. I know I have a lot to learn. I know I’m going to make mistakes. Those are things that…
I did a list like this about a year ago, and I thought it was a great time to do another! Listed below are 13 people I learn from quite often, that many of my blog readers probably haven’t heard about! So I’ve decided to introduce you to them, so that you can learn from…
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