Category Archives: Instructional Leadership

Excited About Learning

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

When I was teaching my French class on Thursday, I was struck by something a student said.  I try to greet my French students in a way that makes them feel valued and, in turn, help to ensure they like … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Educators and Great Pro-D.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Currently, our school has 10 iPads.  We have also ordered another 28 (which I am kind of kicking myself now about since the iPad3 will be out in a matter of days). When these arrive, we will have a full … Continue reading →

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Things to Remember for 2012

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

I was hoping to do more blogging over this holiday season, but, as you can see, that just didn’t happen.  With my entire family being sick, Christmas shopping and the festivities that followed, and now the planning of birthdays (my … Continue reading →

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Powerful Digital Discovery

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

This past Thursday afternoon/evening, our district hosted our first of three, Digital Discovery sessions for administrators for this school year.  I am fortunate to be one of the Digital Coaches for this series. What a night it was.  There were … Continue reading →

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Life Long Learners

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

The district in which I work is an amazing district, full of truly dedicated educators and people who really care about kids.  They want to make a difference.  And they do. Each and every day. Last week, I blogged about … Continue reading →

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Leading the Millennials

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

As part of my professional growth I am involved with a study group of administrators. We are focusing our growth in the area of technology and 21st Century learning and education.  We have chosen to read Leading 21st Century Schools:Harnessing Technology … Continue reading →

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Exciting Things are Happening

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

We have such an exciting, innovative district!  I am so excited about what the future holds with our district.  Let me share a few initiatives that were shared with us at our admin meeting on Wednesday. Administrators can choose to … Continue reading →

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Engaging the Digital Learner – Part 1

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

The first night of the Engaging the Digital Learner dinner series planned by our District Helping Teachers was this past Thursday night (September 29).  What a great event! It was a full house (well over 100 people), full of excited, … Continue reading →

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Preparing Students for the Future … Not the Past

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

In October, David Warlick will be speaking at a dinner series about Engaging Digital Learners that will be happening in our district this year.  So, when I came across this video tweeted by @Smacclintic I was interested and intrigued. In it, there … Continue reading →

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Exciting Times

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I’ve been at my new school for over a week now – organizing, working on schedules, planning, and participating in professional development, and, most importantly, I’ve been getting to know, and building relationships with people in my new school. In … Continue reading →

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