Category Archives: Learning
Facilitating Learning by Questioning
I have written about questions before (related to curiosity and tough concepts). Today I am reflecting on how we as teachers, coaches, and leaders (my favorite roles, along with learners!) use questioning as a strategy to facilitate learning. I recently … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 9
I haven’t done an updated Things I’m Loving Friday edition in awhile. Truthfully, I haven’t loved a lot lately, since I’ve been drowning in work, school, and general life stress. However, I am coming out the other side and want … Continue reading
The Joys of Teaching & Learning
I had an amazing week at work last week! I feel the need to capture this happiness (for my happy file!) before the next round of stress begins. I spent two days with some stellar Studio Classroom teachers, examining our … Continue reading
Flagged for More Follow Up
A year ago I wrote a post about blogs that I had flagged for follow-up. Since then I have flagged hundreds of more blog posts (literally hundreds – I just found the easy way to see all my flags in my … Continue reading
PBIS for a PLN
PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Through my doctoral journey, I have completed a study of my district’s discipline data and a closer look at one of our site’s implementation of the PBIS system. I also attended two days of … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving, Volume 8
I like to wrap up my week with a summary of the things I’m loving that support my learning and leading. #TCRWP: I have written before about my love of Twitter chats and hashtags in general. Recently, I am loving … Continue reading
Supporting Instructional Coaches
This post was originally featured on Smart Blog on Education, by Smart Brief. Have you ever been coached? Coaches can impact form, structure, content and meaning, regardless of the field in which they coach. I am blessed to work in a … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 7
Happy Fourth of July! For this edition of the things I’m loving, let’s celebrate our great country! Patriotic Love: The beautiful and majestic American flag. I love the 13 red and white stripes, the 50 white stars on the blue … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 6
I love writing these posts because they force me to stop and think about what is making me happy as a learner and a leader. Similar to the idea of a happy file, I find these lists remind me of … Continue reading
What I’m Reading (Volume 4)
I love reading. I started these updates at the beginning of my doctoral journey, mostly to ease my personal guilt about having no time to read fiction or read for fun. Now my typical reading has expanded in so many … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 