Tag Archives: learning
December 2024 Reading Update
I often don’t post a December round up of what I have read since I am usually planning a post of my favorite reads of the year. Since I posted my reading superlatives earlier in the month, I decided to … Continue reading
Advice to my past educator selves
They say with age comes wisdom. Now that I have been an educator for 26+ years, I have learned so much, and realize there is so much I wish I had done differently. I know that throughout my career, I … Continue reading
What if…
In an activity led by Katie Martin and Katie Weisberg of Learner Centered Collaborative recently, I was asked to write a short story about a student from my life. We were reimagining school, envisioning what personalization, competency, inclusive and equitable, … Continue reading
Learning Something New
When was the last time you learned something new? What about something new that has nothing to do with your job or profession or degree? I consider myself a lifelong learner. I believe that phrase was in my first “educational … Continue reading
The Reader in Me 2.0
Seven years ago (wow, it’s hard to believe I’ve been blogging that long!) I wrote a post called The Reader in Me, inspired by a book, an author, and another blogger. The goal was to write 100 facts about my … Continue reading
Play mimics life; does school?
I recently spent an afternoon with my 3 year old nephew. For over 20 minutes we played a scenario that he created. We were driving two mini monster trucks around the living room where he directed an entire storyline. Our … Continue reading
December 2021 Reading Update
I was still on my medical leave this month, which means I had PLENTY of reading time to make this my best reading month ever! This month I read: This is How it Always is by Laurie Frankel- I heard … Continue reading
Blogging Trends in 2020
Over the last few years, I’ve done an end-of-year wrap up in the form of a short summary. Just like the rest of the world, I find December to be a good time to pause and reflect and the year. … Continue reading
Blog Word Cloud 2019
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
Learning to Lead: A Self-Reflective Survey
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
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 