Tag Archives: reading
Social Justice Leadership
I am in the fifth semester of my doctoral program. I just completed a course that I believe every educator in America should take. This course should be in every teacher preparation program, every educational masters’ program, every administrative preparation … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday, Volume 2
This is my leadership and learning spin on a popular post (here and here). Volume One can be found here. Things I’m Loving Right Now: Protocols: I have been using pre-made and self-developed protocols for looking at student work, designing learning tasks, … Continue reading
I Want to Hold Your Hand
As I drove home from a nice visit with my father (Hi Dad!), on the weekend that is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in the U.S., I sang every word to every Beatles song I own. Literally. Every. … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Byrd Baylor
For today’s mentor text I’m going to share two of my favorite picture books by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall. Not only are both of these books incredibly sweet stories with beautiful illustrations, but they lend themselves to an … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday
Many of the healthy living bloggers I follow often post weekly editions of things they are loving. You can see examples of their posts here and here. I thought I would try it out, with a leadership and learning spin … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] This is Not My Hat
Today I would like to discuss a mentor text idea using the incredibly creative This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen. First of all, if you have not yet read this book, go read it immediately! It is one … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
For my next installment of Mentor Text Monday I would like to share how I would use The Mysteries of Harris Burdick as a mentor text. This book, by Chris Van Allsburg, is actually a picture book with phenomenal pictures … Continue reading
What I’m reading these days (Volume 2)
As a full-time educational leader and a full-time doctoral student, sometimes I feel like all I do is read. Way back during my first semester of the doctoral program (which feels like it was 100 years ago!) I took time … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Divergent Dashes
Inspired by my friend and colleague Barb, I plan to post regular editions of Mentor Text Monday. I began reading Divergent, by Veronica Roth, at the same time I observed a 6th grade teacher helping her students learn about the … Continue reading
Sunshine Award for Blogging
Yesterday I was pleased and surprised to receive a tweet from @franmcveigh with a link to her blog. She nominated me for a blogging Sunshine Award. Thanks Fran! The Rules: Acknowledge the nominating blogger. Share 11 random facts about yourself. … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 