Tag Archives: Amy Illingworth
A Year of Blogging – 2016
December is often a time for Top Ten Lists, reflections, and preparations for goals and aspirations for the new year. Last December I picked my favorite posts from 2015. This year, inspired by the Five Survey I did earlier this … Continue reading
A Year of Rejuvenation
This is the second year I have chosen a focus word. 2015 was all about mindfulness. 2016 was about rejuvenation. In February I vowed to ask myself: Will this rejuvenate me? Will this bring more or less energy into my life? … Continue reading
November Reading Update
This month I read a random mix of books! Heartburn by Nora Ephron – Although When Harry Met Sally has been one of my favorite movies for decades, I have never read anything written by the screen writer of the … Continue reading
Early Collections
When I was in elementary and middle school, I was a collector. I collected stickers, Strawberry Shortcake dolls, charms (on bracelets and necklaces), and pins (on my oh-so-cool 80’s jean jacket). I collected pigs (stuffed animals, glass figurines, and many … Continue reading
A Moment of Gratitude
Research (Greater Good from UC Berkley and Dartmouth) tells us that reflecting on our gratitude has physical and mental benefits. After spending the last two weeks sad and angry, surrounded by negative messages in the news and social media feeds, I … Continue reading
How I’m Taking Action
This has been a rough week. I’ve experienced a range of emotions, from hope to sadness to anger to sickness to fear to confusion to helplessness. And I’m a straight, white middle class woman of privilege. I cannot even begin … Continue reading
October Reading Update
The best part of keeping a monthly/yearly reading log is that I can look back to see what books I’ve already read and when. I did this as an English teacher, as a model for my students, years ago. There … Continue reading
Why I Write in 2016
Every October 20 is National Day on Writing. I first learned of the day last year through various blogs I follow, which led me to the NCTE page linked above for more information. Last year I wrote about why I … Continue reading
Characteristics of Adult Learning Environments [#IMMOOC Week 3]
I am participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with hundreds of other educators across the globe, about The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros. These are my reflections for Week 3. In Chapter 7 of The Innovator’s Mindset George … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] ROYGBIV
The “mentor text” for this post is actually just an idea- an idea to use all the colors of the rainbow, ROYGBIV, in a blog post either through words or visuals. The amber brown of my tea looks up … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 