What If…..
So often at this point in the year we begin to think thoughts we don’t normally think at the beginning of a school year. We begin to think things like……
Change is On The Horizon
If you’ve been following me for very long you know that I took the position of Principal/Lead Learner at Navasota Intermediate this past school year. It has been the most…
Don’t Lose Sight
Teaching is hard. There are often 1,000 things to do every day. It’s so easy to get lost in what we’re doing. Last week, I realized that happened to me…
Learning on a Saturday
One of my biggest goals in taking over Navasota Intermediate, has been to instill a love of learning. I’ve always said I wanted to be a part of a school…
Each of Us Holds Value
This week we had our monthly staff meeting, and it was a powerful one. Every month when we have our staff meetings I try to begin and end with an…
The Grip of Abandonment
I can still remember it as clear as if it happened yesterday. The day my father walked out, 18 or so years ago. I remember him walking up to my…
Why I Will Never Quit
This blog post has been rummaging around in my brain for a while. I guess the best way to start this post is how it came to be… For a…
The Power of Connection
If you’ve been reading my blog for very long you should know how often I talk about the power of connecting on social media. I even wrote a blog post…
Falling in Love with Reading Thanks to @DonalynBooks
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…
Educator Learning Series BEGINS! #EduLS
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…
The Easily Forgotten
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…
That’s Not My Job
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…
