Author Archives: Amy's Reflections
AASA National Conference on Education
Next week I will be attending the AASA National Conference on Education in my home town of San Diego. I was asked to blog about my conference experience throughout the process. My pre conference excitement blog is up and available … Continue reading
January 2024 Reading Update
New year, same readerly life! I started off 2024 with some incredible reads! I’ve also decided to be generous with my four and five star ratings, because these records are really just for me. If I loved a book while … Continue reading
A Year of Reading: 2023
At the end of the year (or the beginning of the new one!), I like to look back on my reading as a whole instead of just by month. Thanks to the Currently Reading podcast patreon, I have been tracking … Continue reading
December 2023 Reading Update
It seems anti-climatic to post what I read in December at this point, but this is a record for me. This month I read: Favorite Books of the Month Fiction–> Happiness Falls Nonfiction–> XOXO Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to … Continue reading
My Word of 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! For the last nine years I have spent every December reflecting on the year that was and looking ahead to the year to come. Instead of setting resolutions I choose a focus word, a word that I … Continue reading
My Favorite Books of 2023
This is the time of year when everyone is publishing the “Best of 2023” lists. I like to share my favorite books of the year. They may not all make the best of lists, but they are what entertained me … Continue reading
Blogging Trends of 2023
I began blogging in 2012, which seems like a million years ago! Through the last decade I have used this as a space to share my professional reflections, to share my learning, to dive deeper into book studies and topic … Continue reading
Climate Fiction Books
Over the last year I have found a new micro-genre of books that I LOVE: Cli-Fi or Climate Fiction. In all of the Cli-Fi books I have read, the author creates a dystopian fictional world in the future based on … Continue reading
November 2023 Reading Update
In November I had a nice balance of different fiction books as well as two nonfiction books and two audiobooks. This month I read: Favorite Books Fiction: Warrior Girl Unearthed & The Great Transition Nonfiction: Spare
Working through the messy middle
Picture this: Your district launches a new initiative, after careful review, piloting, and thoughtful decision-making amongst a hard-working committee. The initiative is sent out into the universe with common language and visually appealing graphics to explain the work as the … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 