Category Archives: reflection
6th Blog Birthday
I like to celebrate the birthday of my blog every year (see 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th birthday posts). I started this blog over 2,000 days ago. I take this annual birthday celebration time to reflect on my blogging … Continue reading
Humans Crave Feedback
As a new teacher during my first two years where I taught in a middle school in Virginia, I struggled with classroom management. I was a 21-year old barely-adult who was barely taller than my 8th grade students that first … Continue reading
What I Read in June 2018
In June I finished some books I started on my vacation last month. I also read a few books on another vacation this month. I do love a good plane ride to catch up on my reading! I’m halfway through … Continue reading
What I Read in May 2018
This month I read 6 books. My Caribbean vacation helped to add many of these titles this month and into next month! As always, I’d love to hear in the comments what you are reading and what you recommend. In … Continue reading
What I Read in April 2018
In April I read 3 books and listened to one on audiobook. I keep waiting for the month when life gets a little less busy and I have more time to read for pleasure, but that hasn’t happened yet. I … Continue reading
Teacher Leadership Book Studies
This post is co-written with Mari Venturino, and cross-posted to Mari’s blog! One thing we (Amy Illingworth & Mari Venturino) have in common is our love of books! We both read a good mix of education, fiction, young adult, and … Continue reading
What I Read in March 2018
I only read one book in February, so I didn’t blog about it. I’ve added it to my March update. February: Paris Match (Stone Barrington #31) by Stuart Woods – I love this series. Whenever I need an easy read, I … Continue reading
What I Read in January 2018
I keep track of my reading for my own (slowly fading) memory! In years past I have written a description of each book I read during a month, I have written about my personal reading experience with each book, and … Continue reading
Possibilities are Everywhere
Have you ever noticed that as soon as you buy a new car you start to see that care everywhere? The minute the idea of Brand X is in your mind, Brand X cars are passing you on the freeway, … Continue reading
What I Read in 2017
I love to read! Some days, weeks, months, or years I find more time to read than others. When I was a teacher, I used to hang a blank chart on my classroom door every August. Every time I finished … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 