Keeping in touch with teaching and learning
One of the reasons that I did NOT want to pursue administration was that I LOVED teaching so much. I'll skip the whole story of how I became a principal…
A principal’s 2 cents on collective bargaining rights
If you don't know what's going on in Wisconsin right now, then you should probably pay attention. Governor Walker is trying to pass a bill to address the state deficit…
The decision to go school-wide with Daily 5
Last year I had a second grade teacher come to me at the start of the year to ask my permission to change her literacy block to implement The Daily…
frustrated….
Blog #3 of 14inFebruary Challenge Today I attended a convention that I had been looking forward to for months. Our district paid for 10 of us to attend it to…
Why Not Blog?
*blog #2 of the February 14 ChallengeBlogging is not on the top of my priority list. In fact if you look through my previous blog posts, I'm not even sure…
Why Blog?
I first began blogging almost 2 years ago, when I just wanted an "official" way to reflect. I started out my principalship with the intentions of journaling and only filled…