The Field Museum’s Support of Education
This week’s post comes to you from Jay Shipinski. Jay is currently a Field Ambassador, teacher leader, and a member of the Field Museum’s teacher advisory council in addition to …
A Jimmy Fallon Special
Last Tuesday I had Lindsay Zilly, (@iCoachLindsay) Director of Professional Learning with the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance (@ideaillinois) to the Kane County Regional Office of Education. I had asked Lindsay …
The Coaching Confusion
Jane Kise, Elena Aguilar, Jim Knight, Diane Sweeney….all considered experts in their field, published authors, with different key ideas and visions for coaching. With so many various models available and …
Motivating Middle School Readers
This week’s post comes to you from Kim Hollis. Kim is a reading specialist for Geneva School District 304. I am thrilled to share Kim’s post with you, although I …
Are You at Risk??
Physically and mentally exhausted, disheveled, overwhelmed…..these are the adjectives I would use to describe how I typically feel at the end of facilitating an Administrator’s Academy or workshop. After countless …
Parent Teacher Conferences
It’s November, which for many of us, indicates that it is time for Parent Teacher Conferences. Early in my career I dreaded parent teacher conferences. I collected student work samples, …
A Little HS Love
I was, what I consider to be, a traditional high school student. I played softball and volleyball, I earned okay grades (could have done WAY better), got in my fair …
Mind Boggling Math
Growing up I always enjoyed math. I felt that math was very black and white, I loved that there was a “right” and “wrong” answer to problems. The fact that …
Have You Saved The Date?!?!
Does February 28, 2020 ring a bell??? It has been on my calendar since March 3, 2019. It’s Kane County-Wide Institute Day!! #ID2020 Every year all 9 Unit Districts in …
Behavior Management
Last week, I attended my daughter’s kindergarten parent night. As a former teacher and principal, I vowed to never be the parent that “attacks teachers” or believes 100% of the …