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This Week This week so far has been a week of learning. I signed up to be a part of this little cohort that is looking into Agriculture as a focus for learning opportunities within our currently established curriculum. Headed up by a couple of excellent teachers that I have the pleasure to call colleaguesContinue reading “A collection of moments”

I finished reading The Wild Robot Escapes this weekend and finished it out in the glorious sun this afternoon. I loved this sequel more than the original. A robot that has developed independence trying to get back home. The way the author Peter Brown takes a robot and makes it the purest “human” character inContinue reading “The beautiful glitch”

I was sitting outside my car filling up at the gas station, across the parking lot there is one of those quick payday loan money lender establishments. These types of businesses offer quick loans that individuals can pay back when they get paid, if not the interest can be crippling. As I was looking atContinue reading “Quick fixes-Help now pay later”

Ok, bear with me. This morning while I was at the gym I was on a rest between sets and came across a tweet from Pernille Ripp. As she was going from one reading conference to the next on the plane she reflected on some passengers in her upgraded first class area already ordering Vodka,Continue reading “Vodka or Cheerios-Why how we start the day matters.”

Today I spent the day sitting by the river and in the silence of my in-laws home in the mountains and just sat down and read Lions and Liars by Kate Beasley. The synopsis of the story places Frederick as the flea on the butt of an antelope when being described by his best friendContinue reading “Lions and Liars-Why this should be a read aloud in your room”

  I wrote this whole post out yesterday and then promptly deleted it. My brain was going in all these different directions and I could not get a handle on exactly what was at the back looking to get out in my words. This morning working out and checking my twitter feeds and facebooks postsContinue reading “Oversteps and Overreactions”

As I sit here after the gym on a rainy and cool summer day I had the pleasure of stumbling on my friend Fran’s blog post I love the coincidence that we share our one word at its root. I love her reflection and was inspired to do my own. This year has been a journeyContinue reading “Revisiting #oneword”

My students are writing their last exam with me today. I have my room packed up and my schedule for next year is sort of set. This weekend I looked back at a few things and asked the questions all teachers should ask. What went well? What didn’t? What are my steps to improve? WhatContinue reading “Looking Back-Moving Forward”

I have the wondrous joy of being a member of the #curiositycrew. A small group of educators that visit about all sorts of things. One that has come up this week as our founder is the inspiration behind the #g2great chat is the topic of reading levels and their use in school. #g2great is lookingContinue reading “Leveling up- Pre #g2great”

Today is the last day of classes for this school year. It has been an incredibly fast year. I had learned a lot from all of you. Coming from teaching elementary I really thought the difference would not be that significant. Boy was I wrong but in the best possible way. I read an articleContinue reading “To my students”