Author Archives: Amy's Reflections
Thinking in Numbers
I began this blog back in 2012. Since then I have written 230 posts. For Question Week, I wrote one blog post in questions. I have had two focus words: mindfulness and rejuvenate. My blog is filled with 26 posts about … Continue reading
Rejuvenate Update #2
Rejuvenate is my focus word for 2016. I try to spend time weekly building or maintaing a habit around my word and then reflecting on my progress. Since my update in February, I created my beautiful question to go along … Continue reading
March Reading Update
This year I’m sharing the experiences I have reading. This month I reached my #read16in16 goal, but there are plenty more books on my to-be-read list! Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert -This book was on … Continue reading
Reflections on the value of a PLN
My first year of teaching I was blessed to work in a middle school where we worked on true interdisciplinary teams. I was the Spanish and Civics teacher on the team and my colleagues taught Math, Science, and English; we … Continue reading
Five: A Survey
I read a number of healthy blogs. Many of the bloggers I follow are friends and colleagues. When one of them publishes a cute blog survey, others quickly follow. I have now read 4-5 versions of this survey and finally … Continue reading
Presume Positive Intentions
“If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will.” – Abraham Lincoln Teaching and leading are incredible jobs! The days are long, but the rewards are great (when we have the patience to wait for … Continue reading
My Beautiful Question
As I wrote about earlier this week, we are now in the middle of Question Week. One of the resources for individuals to consider is this article by Warren Berger, about forgetting a new years resolution and writing a beautiful … Continue reading
Question Week
Mark 13-19 is Question Week, according to Warren Berger. I appreciate that the site’s goal is to elevate the art of questioning, because “asking good questions helps us identify the right problem and generate creative solutions”. There are some … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 17
On Fridays I enjoy sharing some of the ideas, tools, or books that help my leadership and learning. Please comment with the things you are loving lately!. Google Forms for Data Collection: I recently created a Google Form to help … Continue reading
More Quotes That Resonate
As I read, I love to highlight lines that stand out to me. I shared a collection of quotes that resonated with me here. The quotes below have jumped off their pages and into my mind, bouncing off the … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 