Author Archives: Amy's Reflections
Online Book Club Experience
I recently had the opportunity to participate in an online book club and it’s made me hope that all of our students have similar experiences as readers, inside and outside of our classrooms. In addition to the many education and … Continue reading
Critical Friends / Supportive Peers
Leadership can be tricky and challenging. Leadership can also be isolating and lonely. I’ve been thinking a lot about how leaders receive feedback. To me, it is important to have critical friends, those trusted personal friends or colleagues who are … Continue reading
Mentor Text October submission
I am participating in a mentor text challenge hosted by the San Diego Area Writing Project (SDAWP). The goal of the project is to generate a detailed collection of quality mentor texts that teachers can use with students to enhance … Continue reading
Purposeful Close Reading
Like so many educational colleagues, I have physical and virtual piles of professional readings about the art of close reading. I am truly enjoying the posts written by Christopher Lehman, Kate Roberts, and those of the contributors to their #Close … Continue reading
My Coaching Beliefs
I have recently been reading The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar. It is a great resource and in fact I purchased a copy for each of the coaches in our district, to use as a book study throughout our … Continue reading
How is it September already?
It is hard to believe that it is already September. I work in a modified year-round school district and we have already completed five full weeks of school. In another three weeks we will be on our Fall Break. Where … Continue reading
Sunday Morning
Throughout this month I’m participating in the August Break 2013. Today is day 25 and the theme is Sunday morning. Here is a glimpse into my typical Sunday morning.
Can you hear it?
Throughout this month I’m participating in the August Break 2013. Day 24’s word is hear, which is interesting when you think about the fact that you are viewing pictures. Can you hear the pictures below?
White
Throughout this month I’m participating in the August Break 2013. Day 19’s suggested word was white. When I first thought about white, I thought about the way writers use white space to make their writing speak to their audience. But … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 