This last week I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the #IDEAcon conference (Illinois Digital Educators Alliance) up in Schaumburg, IL. My district took our curriculum department, three high school teachers, two middle school teachers, and 4 elementary teachers. It was a great week filled amazing opportunities, connections, and inspirations. As an instructional […]

5 Things that Made Me Smile this Week -a new teacher in the district reaching out for model lessons to support her in writing instruction -feedback on my informal observation -my oldest son telling me to take deep breaths, remember who I am because I am a fine mamma -my youngest son’s reaction to hearing […]

Yesterday’s lunch break provided a moment for me to sit a take a beat. As I was doing just that, I happened to look up and see the image that you see here. Whoa. It got me thinking about how the educational setting can often feel oversaturated. While there is a time and a place […]

WeVideo is a phenomenal tool for video creation. It is web based so it can be use on any device. I currently work for a district that is 1:1 K-12 with Chromebooks so this was beyond exciting. The possibilities are endless with this tool and with the paid version you have access to an extensive […]

Just as in teaching, instructional coaching can be a rollercoaster of emotions. One day you feel invincible. The next day you are trying to pick yourself off the floor. One of our biggest jobs I feel is to be that sounding board for teachers to vent, process, and reflect. Voices need to be heard and […]

Today was one of those days I was reminded once again just how rewarding it is to support and empower teachers to discover their hidden potential. I had a teacher reach out for support in the area of writing instruction. We chatted about about goals and then I was able to set up a time […]

Here comes the part that is one of the hardest things for educators, or anyone for that matter, to admit. Here it goes, I’m not meeting a goal. Phew. There I said it. At the start of this year, I wanted all of my goals to deal with the number 50 since my school district […]