Category Archives: reflection
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 4
I enjoy sharing a quick list of the learning and leading “things” that are capturing my attention, sparking my curiosity, or pushing my thinking. This week, here are the things I am loving. Connections: So often in education we hop … Continue reading
[Abecedary of Reflection] Organization
O: Organization Often when I hear people talk about the reasons [or excuses] they do not reflect much, time is mentioned. I know that I do not have significant more time than other people, so how do I find/ make … Continue reading
[Abecedary of Reflection] Networking
N: Networking What do you think of when you hear the term “networking”? Since the explosion of social media, networking has taken on a whole new meaning. In my doctoral research, I’ve studied social network learning, which has nothing to … Continue reading
[Abecedary of Reflection] Journaling
J: Journaling This entire abecedary of reflection is 100% about journaling. I must first credit a professor, Dr. Ian Pumpian, with the big idea. In our first class, in the first semester of my doctoral program, Dr. Pumpian encouraged all … Continue reading
[Abecedary of Reflection] Habit
H: Habit Talking about building a habit for reflection is not new to me or this blog. I wrote about it here and here. I continue to follow the steps I outlined in the first link, using the book and … Continue reading
Exhausted
I am exhausted. For awhile I felt guilty thinking this, much less writing it. But then I actually stopped and thought about all I am doing lately and I got exhausted just making the mental list. I thought that … Continue reading
[Abecedary of Reflection] Failure
F: Failure Such a negative word. So often teachers live in fear of failure. Failing our students, failing administrator’s evaluations, failing the state or the federal government’s requirements. Feeling like a failure. Students do everything in their power to impress … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 