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 …
Wonder Lost
This week’s post comes you to from Grant Hopper. Grant is an instructional tech coach in West Aurora School District 129 who writes for his very own blog entitled, “Musings …
Life, Lens, & Leadership
I am often asked how I choose my topics to write about for my blog. It varies, some topics are suggested by colleagues, others are sparked through a twitter chat …
Automobile University
Listen to this week’s edition of ‘The Progress Report’ in the form of a podcast by clicking the play down below! Katie Algrim – Director of Innovative Professional Learning …
The Secret Stash
As a teacher and administrator I admit….I had a secret stash of supplies (full disclosure-I still have a stash in my office at the ROE, see image to the right)! …
A Possible Solution
One of my biggest frustrations, not only in education, but in life really, pertains to glorifying issues. I am very solution focused, I see a problem and I dive right …
Happy Fall Y’all
I LOVE fall. It is my favorite time of the year…hooded sweatshirts, football, apple cider, bonfires!!! I have always enjoyed the season change but a few years ago I had …
Humanizing the IEP
I have literally been in hundreds of IEP Meetings throughout my career. As a student, teacher, and administrator. Yes, I had an Individual Education Plan from preschool until about 2nd …