Category Archives: reflection

[Abecedary of Reflection] Appreciation

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

An abecedary or abecedarium is basically an alphabet. Over the next few months I’m going to work my way through the alphabet (using the much fancier reference- abecedary) while exploring the theme of reflection. Reflection is an important aspect of … Continue reading →

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Taking time to enjoy the view

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

Sometimes you have to make yourself stop and enjoy the views. During an incredibly stressful week recently I was able to take a moment and enjoy this amazing sunset. The work will always be there… the to-do list will never … Continue reading →

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Online Book Club Experience

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

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Critical Friends / Supportive Peers

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

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Connecting with Purpose

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

October is Connected Educators Month. If you know nothing about it at all, I suggest you read here or here. I also find this post by Steve Anderson (@web20classroom) very informative. I first heard about this last year (mid-August, so … Continue reading →

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My Coaching Beliefs

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

Posted in Leadership, reflection | Tagged adult learning, Amy Illingworth, beliefs, choice, coaching, learning, strengths, voice | 10 Comments

How is it September already?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

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White

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

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Looking Down

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

Throughout this month I’m participating in the August Break 2013. Day 18 is about looking down. It’s amazing how many different ways you can think about looking down.

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Day 15: Books

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Amy's Reflections

Throughout this month I’m participating in the August Break 2013. I LOVE books! 🙂

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