A New Beginning...
December 31, 2013I'm so excited! My first blog! I have been inspired to start my first blog because of the fantastic people I work with at Merton School. They are an innovative bunch with lots of...
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January 4th, 2014When I set up my blog on December 31st, 2013 I had no idea that I would be inspired to write another blog 4 days later. However, after participating in #satchat this morning I just...
View Article25th Anniversary
February 16th, 2014In the words of the Pointer Sisters, "I'm so excited!" This is my twenty-fifth year of teaching and I literally have a new found passion for teaching this year! I'm like the...
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Everything is New in 2014!
Can you learn new things even after twenty-five years of teaching? You bet'cha! In fact...the new things I have learned so far in the year 2014 are pretty darn exciting! January 2014: Started...
View ArticleJust When You Thought Twitter Couldn't Get Any Better!
Have you ever hosted or moderated a chat on twitter? I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to host #tlap this past Monday night and it was an awesome experience! In fact, it's Wednesday night...
View ArticleOne Word...
I am excited to share my first blog of 2015! Our principal, Jay Posick, asked us to pick a word that would guide us throughout the year. A word that would mean something to us and that we could keep...
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Summer Spark 2015
Summer Spark, 2015? I think not; it was more like Summer Explosion! Imagine a "red carpet" experience. There was flash photography everywhere and "celebrities" just kept pouring into this beautiful...
View ArticleInnovator's Mindset Part Two
I love how part two of this book encouraged me to look inward and reflect on what we have at Merton School.Relationships. They are critical and lay the foundation for how we get kids to "work for us"...
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Final Project ~ Innovator's Mindset
As innovations go, this year was one of the most unique of my career in that 5th grade was departmentalized and I became solely a math and social studies teacher, as opposed to an "every subject...
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One Thing Leads To Another
One of my favorite moments as a teacher is when a small idea that I have blossoms and comes to fruition in my classroom in a way I never expected. Coming up in March, my students will be taking the...
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