Author Archives: Amy's Reflections
[Mentor Text Monday] Word After Word After Word
For the last few months I have watched teachers and leaders truly see the value in mentor texts. Until you are exposed to the purpose and value of mentor texts, the phrase has no meaning. Once you have that a-ha … Continue reading
What I’m Reading (Volume 6)
Every so often I do a round-up of what I’m reading. Volume 4 was all about twitter and pinterest! Volume 5 brought back some real book reading and this volume I’m digging back into some books for some purposeful rereading. The … Continue reading
Abundance Mentality
What is an abundance mentality? I first read about it in Leading Every Day: 124 Actions for Effective Leadership by Joyce Kaser, Susan Mundry, Katherine E. Stiles, and Susan Loucks-Horsley. “To engage in synergistic partnership requires that both parties value sharing … Continue reading
Engaging the Unconnected
Over the last two years, I have read many blog posts, articles, and even some rants about unconnected educators. Why won’t they use social media? Don’t they know the benefits of being a connected learner? I’ve seen Twitter debates about … Continue reading
The Reader in Me
I was recently inspired by Franki Sibberson to write 100 Things about Me as a Reader. This was an idea she shared in Scholastic’s book Open a World of Possible, which I wrote about in my last Things I’m Loving … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 11
This week I want to highlight some fun with reading! Oyster– Have you heard of this? I read about this from another blogger I follow and ended up really enjoying the concept. Oyster is an online e-book service. You pay … Continue reading
Word Cloud Fun
Way back last year, I read this blog post by Tia Henriksen, where she created a word cloud from her blog posts. I made a note in my “future blog ideas” file to borrow her idea for myself. Then I … Continue reading
Wrapping up 2014
As I mentioned in my December reflections post, I participated in a photo reflection challenge created by Susannah Conway. Throughout this photo challenge, Susannah has become my reflection hero! She shared a mini journal, Unravelling the Year Ahead 2015, as a reflection … Continue reading
December Reflections
During the month of December I participated in a photo reflection challenge (#decemberreflections) created by Susannah Conway, the same person who inspired the August Break I’ve participated in the past two Augusts. The hashtag on Instagram has over 11,000 pictures from … Continue reading
One Semester Left
Throughout my doctoral journey, I have written about what I’m reading, and I’ve reflected at the end of year one and year two. I have reached another pivotal point in the journey that I want to capture. Last Saturday I … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 