Tag Archives: learning
Teacher Leadership Academy
This is a blog co-written by a group of teachers who participated in the first Teacher Leadership Academy (TLA) in our district during the 2017-18 school year; I was one of the Amy administrators who created the TLA. Teacher Leadership … Continue reading
Empowered Leaders Empower Learners (#IMMOOC Season 3, Week 4)
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 Season 3, Week 3 of #IMMOOC, and the prompt: Relationships and collaboration … Continue reading
Even More Quotes That Resonate
When I read I annotate my books by underlining key words and phrases and making notes in the margins. Sometimes I underline a quote that I just can’t stop thinking about. Here is another post in my series of quotes … Continue reading
Breaking Out of the Boxes
I recently successful broke out of two Digital Breakout EDU games by myself! Having succeeded in my mission, I reflected on why this matters. These digital challenges were created by a colleague of mine who is very creative and is … Continue reading
Five: A Survey
I read a number of healthy blogs. Many of the bloggers I follow are friends and colleagues. When one of them publishes a cute blog survey, others quickly follow. I have now read 4-5 versions of this survey and finally … Continue reading
Question Week
Mark 13-19 is Question Week, according to Warren Berger. I appreciate that the site’s goal is to elevate the art of questioning, because “asking good questions helps us identify the right problem and generate creative solutions”. There are some … Continue reading
Turning Talents into Strengths
Strengths are becoming a new theme on this blog. Three years ago I wrote Coming from a place of strengths, about my reflections on my first Strength Finder experience. A month ago I wrote Using your strengths at work . When I wrote … Continue reading
Fixed Mindset Painting
I am a HUGE proponent of Carol Dweck’s work around cultivating a growth mindset in schools. School cultures can benefit from a focused effort on this for students and adults. I have a growth mindset in many areas of my … Continue reading
Quotes That Resonate
I ended 2015 and entered 2016 determined to read more (and watch less bad TV!). As I read, I highlight lines that stand out to me. Below are a few quotes from my recent readings that resonated with me. “The way … Continue reading
Using Your Strengths at Work
In an earlier post, Coming from a place of strengths, I wrote about my experiences taking the strength-finder quiz at least two times in my life. Two years later, I am reflecting on my strengths once again. Today I’m wondering how I … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 