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 …
Student First Language
It was my second day as a Principal (ever), I sat in the district-wide administrative team meeting sitting next to the Director of Student Services. I made a comment to …
Raising Student Achievement
Congratulations to D300’s Christina Dahlberg from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School for being the first to respond to my blog last week, “As The Bell Rings”. Christina will receive a $20 …
As The Bell Rings
As a teacher (and administrator), one of the things I enjoyed most about the beginning of a new school year was creating my daily schedule. Yes, I know how lame …