Summer Slide
Most students, and educators, for that matter have started to count down the days until summer break. I’ve seen many creative ways of doing this on Twitter/Pinterest – alphabet countdowns, …
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
I had an eye-opening experience on Sunday; my daughter (5 years old, only child) was going stir crazy in the house. I didn’t blame her, it is almost May and …
My Failure Resume
I have been called an “experiential learner” – that I need to fail, get hurt, and make mistakes in order to learn and change my behavior. As an experiential learner …
Dickinson, Poe, Frost
“Poetry can indeed change lives, which can in turn change the world.” —Richard Blanco, Academy of American Poets Education Ambassador Yesterday, kicked off National Poetry Month. Poetry wasn’t really something …
Twitter Challenge…Are You In?
Four years ago, my family and I made the decision to officially “unplug”. We deleted all of our social media accounts and even eliminated TV from our lives. Initially it …
That’s A Wrap
Over 10 months of planning, coordinating between venues, securing and planning food arrangements, managing RSVP’s, planning with the photographer….no I am not talking about planning a wedding, I am describing …
Adaptive School Seminar
Last spring, I was introduced to the Adaptive Schools Seminar by one of Kane County’s Chief Academic Officers. I was intrigued by the concept of adaptive schools and so I …
Creating Opportunities for Student Inquiry
Last week, I found myself in a roundtable discussion with 5 other educators, each of them current middle school or high school teachers. What started out as an initial conversation …
Move Your Body
I want to give a huge shout out to Julie Williams, Krissy Darm, Megan Mkrtschjan, Jennifer Landcaster, & Kate Hertz who were the first to respond to last week’s challenge …
My Gift To You
Happy New Year!! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and were able to enjoy some down time with family and friends. Like most, I spend quite a bit …