Category Archives: Personalized Learning
Inspirational Speaker
Last week, we had our annual Administrator’s convention for our district. It is always a great time to get together, network and connect with one another. This has been especially important this year because it has been, in many ways, … Continue reading
My Top Ten in Ten Days – Celebrating my 100th Blog Post – 1/10
Like I have mentioned, being a mom is the most important thing I do. It always has to come first! I am fortunate to have 3 wonderful kids: Trista (7), Pauli (4), and Carson (1). They brighten my each and … Continue reading
Positively Positive – Attitude IS Everything!
Attitude is everything. Everywhere. In every situation. A person’s attitude not only contributes to one’s own feelings, but also the feelings of others. A person’s attitude is contagious. If you have a positive, optimistic, attitude, that is what you will … Continue reading
Self-Assessment – Oh the Horror!
Self-Assessment … it’s a (long) process. We all know the importance of Assessment AS learning …. This is when students (and adults, for that matter) reflect, and self-assess their learning that real long-term learning and growth can occur. When the … Continue reading
Attendance and Engagement
Engagement is what makes the difference for kids! I am the vice principal of an inner-city school. It has been determined that our school is in the top ten percent of schools in our district of 124 schools with the … Continue reading
Twitter for Newbies
Having been on Twitter for almost 7 months now, I am still amazed at the professional development I experience on a daily basis from people on Twitter. Some days, I only spend 10 minutes on Twitter in the morning, but … Continue reading
Powerful Student Engagement
All 4 of my classes completed their 100 Minutes of Genius this week (my take on Genius Hour). It was a powerful experience for all of us. Here are some things I noticed: Students didn’t need any direction. Students knew … Continue reading
100 Minutes of Genius
I am in the midst of completing individual conferences with my students about their learning this term (and their grades). The end of the term is coming. It is a natural break in units and the focus on prescribed learning … Continue reading
My Struggle With Letter Grades
Much of my teaching experience, prior to becoming a vice-principal was teaching primary students. When teaching primary students, we do not assign letter grades. Instead, we look at each prescribed learning outcome for each student on a continuum of learning: … Continue reading
Confession
I’ve got a bit of a confession to make. Over the past few months I’ve been doing a great deal of learning online and that has been so very exciting! It allowed me to start the year very excited and … Continue reading
