Developing Wild Readers
I've previously shared my learning from reading Donalyn Miller's book Reading in the Wild, but am grateful to have had the opportunity to hear her keynote on her research and…
Standard 1 for Administrators:
The school administrator drives the success of each learner through collaborative implementation of a shared vision of teaching and learning that leads to student academic progress and school improvement.
Growth Mindset, #SAVMP for December
This months’ School Administrator Virtual Mentor Program blogging/discussion prompt is on Growth Mindset. I feel that I have always had a Growth Mindset by nature, which I credit for having…
#SAVMP – Admin Credibility
This months' School Administrator Virtual Mentor Program blogging/discussion prompt is on admin credibility. As the prompt states, "In any profession, if people feel you do not understand their work, your credibility…
Habit 2 of Wild Readers
My next several Monday Musings posts for staff will be sharing my learning as I read Donalyn Miller’s Reading in the Wild. Here’s this week’s post for our staff: I'm continuing to…
Identifying Fake Readers
My next several Monday Musings posts for staff will be sharing my learning as I read Donalyn Miller’s Reading in the Wild. Here’s this week’s post for our staff: As I…
Sharing Reading in the Wild
My next several Monday Musings posts for staff will be sharing my learning as I read Donalyn Miller's Reading in the Wild. Here's this week's post for our staff: Read…
Wrestling with Feedback
For the past couple of months my evenings and weekends have been devoted to wrestling. This is a new sport for me, but one my family is enjoying together as…
Innovative Teaching Ideas Using Glogster
We are fortunate in our district to have an XPD program: a variety of scheduled Extra Professional Development opportunities taught by staff throughout the district that staff members can choose…
Book Review: Teaching with Tablets
In addition to the many great books that ASCD publishes, they have now started coming out with ASCD Arias Publications ; shorter books in print or ebook. The value of the…
Using Educreations for Screencasting
I've previously written about using the Educreations app in the classroom, but now the app got even better! I'd like to say to say that I had a part in…