Tag Archives: beliefs

Blog Word Cloud 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

What matters to you? How is that visible to others? How do you communicate your most important values and beliefs? In the past, I have generated a word cloud from my blog’s URL to see what words I use most … Continue reading →

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Learning to Lead: A Self-Reflective Survey

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

I’ve read the book Learning Leadership by Kouzes and Posner twice now – once on my own and again as part of a book study with all the principals in my district. With each new reading, I take away a … Continue reading →

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Blogging Reflection

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

I recently rediscovered a Blogger account I have no memory of creating it (back in 2009!). It was my first attempt to make my writing practice public. I was very hesitant to say much and there is no record of … Continue reading →

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Core Values

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

The Art of Coaching, by Elena Aguilar, is one of my favorite professional books. I have professed my respect for the work multiple times here on the blog. This month I finally began to read Aguilar’s newest book, The Art … Continue reading →

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Key Words

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

Every once in awhile I like to put my blog’s URL into a word cloud generator and see what comes up. The bigger the word, the more prominently it was used in my posts.  Last January learning and reflections were … Continue reading →

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So Many Hashtags, So Little Time

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Amy's Reflections

How do you find and use hashtags on Twitter or Instagram? These days there are educational hashtags for: weekly chats slow chats districts schools grade levels content areas motivation mindset instructional strategies conferences professional development books and so much more! … Continue reading →

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Most Used Phrases

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Amy's Reflections

A year ago I wrote a post about the most used emoticons on my phone. As I continue to reflect on how my words and actions demonstrate my beliefs, I’m thinking about the phrases we use most often. Read any … Continue reading →

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Does your image match your beliefs?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Amy's Reflections

Every once in awhile I like to make a word cloud of my blog. I posted two in January. The word cloud below was a summary of my entire blog. Below is today’s creation. This is a quick summary of the … Continue reading →

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[Abecedary of Reflection] Failure

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

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 →

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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 →

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