In my last post I shared my learning from a full day workshop with Donalyn Miller and what ideas we will be implementing in our school as a result of this learning. After grade level meetings and a full faculty meeting, here is a post on my staff memo that I shared with staff on … [Read more…]
I recently was fortunate enough to spend the day in a workshop with Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer, on Creating Classrooms Where Readers Flourish. I read her book over a year ago and immediately shared it with my staff in this post and have continued to follow her on twitter, as well as the Nerdy … [Read more…]
With the increasing rate of new tech devices and web 2.0 tools being developed each day, it is very easy for both teachers and students to get excited by something flashy and lose sight of the purpose. We often have to remind ourselves to start with our learning objectives and THEN decide what technology can … [Read more…]
Image from Sparkle and Shade I’ve previously shared how I used my staff memo blog to share weekly updates with staff, as well as a method to model my own personal reflections with staff (you can find my previous post explaining it HERE). Earlier this year I gave staff a survey to see what they … [Read more…]
I have listened to podcasts from BAM Radio Network for years now, so you can imagine my excitement when I was contacted by Rae Pica to join in on a podcast. I have joined in on other podcasts before, but I was still nervous for this one! Over the years I have been learning new … [Read more…]