TED
I love alliteration, I don’t know why, I always have. There is something about the way alliteration sounds when spoken aloud that puts a smile on my face. Throughout my …
Making “The Call”
It was June and class lists were being handed out for the following year. I immediately scrolled to the bottom and saw JoJo’s name on my list….I was so excited! …
Orthography
Spelling seems to be the buzz word in the air as we move into Spring, it seems everywhere I turn both professionally and personally I am having discussions about spelling …
Building Capacity
It seems like every conversation that surrounds me lately pertains to building capacity within a school or district. When I am engaged in these conversations I can’t help but think …
Work, Life, Balance
Over the past week I had two very dear friends reach out to me informing me they are leaving their profession. Any ideas what their career was? You got it….they …
An Inspirational Week
So last week was a tough week for me personally. I was practicing my hockey skills Sunday afternoon and fell on the ice where I literally lost my front two …
Student Engagement VS. Student Compliance
Okay, I will admit it…I was the administrator that was “tough”. I refused to settle for anything but the best. Our kids deserve it! Although being “tough” I thoroughly believe …
The Unlearning Leader – Online Book Study
Happy New Year! If you read my post on December 21, you are aware that I wanted to focus on creating an online book club for educators in 2018. Well, …
Happy Holidays
Did you know that Monday, December 18th was the most stressful day of the holiday season?(Survey by Groupon) I loved being in the classroom during the holiday season, yes the …
Social Science Standards
Two years ago, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) adopted amendments to the rules governing public schools as well as the Illinois School Code which included new Social Science …