Category Archives: Leadership
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
Turning Talents into Strengths
Strengths are becoming a new theme on this blog. Three years ago I wrote Coming from a place of strengths, about my reflections on my first Strength Finder experience. A month ago I wrote Using your strengths at work . When I wrote … Continue reading
Preparing for Success
After spending a few hours last Sunday prepping all of my food for the upcoming week (meal planning, chopping vegetables for lunch salads, cooking and storing dinner for four nights, etc.), I began to think about how we prepare for … Continue reading
Factors of Motivation and Engagement
As part of the state-wide implementation of the Common Core State Standards, California published an incredible document for educators- the ELA/ ELD Framework. Chapter two details “Key Considerations in the ELA/ Literacy and ELD Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment”. Within this chapter … Continue reading
Critical Consumers
During my doctoral studies, one of the first things I learned (or truly understood in application) was the importance of being a critical consumer of educational research. I spent hours reading research and asking questions such as: Who conducted this … Continue reading
Using Your Strengths at Work
In an earlier post, Coming from a place of strengths, I wrote about my experiences taking the strength-finder quiz at least two times in my life. Two years later, I am reflecting on my strengths once again. Today I’m wondering how I … Continue reading
Day in the Life at Work
During 2015 I wrote three Day in the Life posts, capturing what three very different days looked like in my job as a district administrator. In November, I changed jobs. I am still a district administrator, but in a larger … Continue reading
Creativity Rediscovered
While we are 16 years into the 21st Century, we are still grappling with creating school experiences that will create 21st Century citizens. In my previous job, we spent many hours discussing the 4 C’s: Communication Collaboration Critical thinking Creativity … Continue reading
My Favorite Posts of 2015
I wrote 57 posts in 2015. Here are some of my personal favorites from the past year. A Year of Mindfulness – It was nice to end the year with a reminder of how I focused on mindfulness throughout the year, … Continue reading
Most Used Phrases
A year ago I wrote a post about the most used emoticons on my phone. As I continue to reflect on how my words and actions demonstrate my beliefs, I’m thinking about the phrases we use most often. Read any … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 