Tag Archives: reading
Quotes That Resonate, Volume 4
I will often underline key quotes while I’m reading professional books and mark the margin with a Q, which signifies a quote that resonated with me. After my recent reminder about the instructional core, from Instructional Rounds in Education, my … Continue reading
July Reading Update
During the last two weeks of July, I was on vacation in South Africa. I LOVED my vacation and the safari experiences, but there was little time for reading. This month’s recap is later and shorter than normal! Coherence: The … Continue reading
June Reading Update
Here are my reading experiences from this past month. This brings my 2016 total to 44. I read 44 in 2015, so I think I will be crushing that goal this year, for #read16in16. Never Go Back (#18) by Lee Child- … 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
[Mentor Text Monday] Snapchat
All the cool kids love Snapchat. But what does this have to do with mentor texts and writing? Well, some of the coolest features on Snapchat are the daily filters. Each day there are a new set of filters you can use on … Continue reading
May Reading Update
This month felt like a slow reading month. Below are my reading experiences from May. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates- I chose to listen to this as an audiobook because I was in the middle of reading … Continue reading
April Reading Update
Here are the reading experiences I had this month. Field of Prey by John Sandford – Before I left for a recent vacation I downloaded this book by one of my favorite mystery writers. The books I read in March … Continue reading
March Reading Update
This year I’m sharing the experiences I have reading. This month I reached my #read16in16 goal, but there are plenty more books on my to-be-read list! Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert -This book was on … Continue reading
More Quotes That Resonate
As I read, I love to highlight lines that stand out to me. I shared a collection of quotes that resonated with me here. The quotes below have jumped off their pages and into my mind, bouncing off the … Continue reading
Find Your Big Magic
After reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, I was inspired to create more. My preferred form of creativity is writing. Just as Gilbert advises, I write for me, because I love writing and writing loves me. I … Continue reading
