This is one of several posts that I have to reflect on and share my learning from the sessions I attended at the ASCD #Empower17 conference. I am a huge fan of Hattie’s work shared in Visible Learning. If you are not familiar with this research, the key # to know is that when a strategy … [Read more…]
If you follow me on Twitter, then you know from my tweets that I just attended the ASCD Empower 17 conference in Anaheim, California. The last (and first) time I got to attend an ASCD conference was 4 years ago when it was in Chicago. This year’s conference came full circle for me, because in … [Read more…]
This year I had the experience of starting a robotics team for our students in grades 5-7. I have absolutely NO experience with robotics, engineering, programming or anything of the sort, but after hearing our high school robotics team present at a school board meeting, I knew I had to find a way to make … [Read more…]
As part of the School Admin Virtual Mentor Program (#SAVMP) I will have blog posts dedicated to the questions/topics posed. I always enjoy the networking connections I make each year through SAVMP, along with the reflective opportunities to blog (because I haven’t blogged in quite a while!) Know All of Your Students I believe the … [Read more…]
First of all, to those of you who have followed my blog and asked me where I’ve been…thank you! To those of you who thought I fell off the face off the planet, I promise that is not the case. I have been working at balancing my home and work life, along with extra time … [Read more…]
I’m not one to make New Year’s Resolutions, but rather to reflect on my goals and progress, which I wrote about (a long time ago) HERE. One tradition I started 4 years ago is to review my year’s worth of reading and make new Reading Resolutions. I began using Goodreads three years ago and wrote about Everything I Love … [Read more…]
As a part of Connected Educator’s month, my blog post below was recently published on the Corwin Connect blog. I’m fortunate to have been a Connected Educator for nearly six years and never give up an opportunity to share with others why being a Connected Educator is so beneficial. I believe … [Read more…]
This post was collaboratively written by: Jessica Johnson Melissa Emler Heidi Hutchison Iram Khan Kaye Henrickson Tia Henriksen In a recent discussion in our Women in Leadership voxer group, we came to the realization that opportunities for us to hear female education leaders speak as keynote presenters at conferences are a rare find. We can … [Read more…]
Being a principal is my passion; a role that I am grateful to have and enjoy *almost* every day. While their are many positives to school administration, one of the pitfalls is the isolation that comes with being an administrator. I have previously written and shared in presentations (along with Curt Rees, Jay Posick and Matt … [Read more…]
School has been out for three weeks and I have: Read 5 books (mix of fiction and personal development) Enjoyed a family camping trip filled with fun and relaxation Enjoyed fishing and water skiing/tubing outings Acquired enough sunlight to get a tan (for me anyways) Ran 33 miles (one run was a 5K race with … [Read more…]