Monday Musings
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…
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.
Using the Educreations app
Today I taught a class of 5th graders how to use the app Educreations for their "Math Talk" time. We have just implemented Math Expressions in our elementary school and…
Encouraging a growth mindset
Here's a cross-post from my staff memo blog... Last school year I learned a great deal from the book Mindset, by Carol Dweck and shared my learning with you in…
Why We Love #NoOfficeDay
Why We Love #NoOfficeDayThis blog post was co-written by Shira Leibowitz, William King, and MyselfSerious critique deserves serious response. When several educators we respect wondered aloud on twitter about whether…
Video clips for staff meetings
I love finding ways to use humorous/inspiring video clips for staff meetings or PD sessions. They are such a nice way to get started on a positive note, to "lighten…
What’s the Big Deal with Pinterest?
"What's the big deal with Pinterest?" my husband asked me as he saw me searching some of my pinned boards. I didn't really have a good answer for him, until…
The importance of Read-Aloud (at school and home)
I recently read The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease after seeing Matt Renwick tweet about it several different times. I had it on my list of professional books to read,…
Daily 5 School-Wide Part 2
In my last post I shared with you an update on how we have gone school wide with the Daily 5/Cafe framework for teaching literacy. Just how committed to this…
Daily 5 School-Wide
A year and a half ago, I shared about the decision to go school-wide with Daily 5. Since this post I have had a few requests from colleagues in my…
Why Students Don’t Read What is Assigned in Class
*This is blog post #5 in the 2012 Summer Blog Challenge* Since our building has goneschool-wide with Daily 5/Cafe, my beliefs on teaching literacy have changed dramatically from when I…