What a topic. Leadership. This is such an important topic and something I’ve thought a lot about as I had to endure a poor leader or flourish with an inspiring leader. Here’s my two cents. I think a lot of the qualities of an effective leader are those that also make an effective teacher. The best school …
This week, more than some others had me working on all of my different projects. Monday– I found out I had been accepted as a Google Certified Trainer. I am beyond thrilled to be part of this group and so enthusiastic to see what opportunities this will bring. That said, I’m nearly overwhelmed by everything there …
Inspired by a friend who had to be absent the week before finals because her husband had to have emergency surgery, I put together my best sub plans advice. I am a sub plan master Ninja. The last semester I taught, in an 18 week period, there were only two weeks I was there all …
I’m very lucky because even though I no longer have classes at the high school, I was still allowed to keep my classroom as my workspace. This was partly because as the after school coordinator my room is used after school for a variety of activities and during the day as a meeting space for …
I saw this #edublogsclub a couple of weeks ago and decided to check it out. I signed up yesterday so that I could challenge myself to write weekly about something even if I thought I had nothing to say. So here’s the first one! I’m definitely new to educational blogging. I blogged for a while for …
I’m an expert at stop motion video. By that I mean my classroom is next to the Computer Media and Pathway Academy (CAMP) film rooms and every year I get to participate by proximity as 60+ students film stop motion videos for a couple of weeks. With that depth of knowledge and expertise, I set …
