Part I: Tap into Technology One of the biggest (among many) challenges for me in this new role has been creating an organization system. When in the classroom, I knew what I needed, where it needed to be, and how to set it up, but as a coach, I'm often on the go and I … Continue reading Organization Ideas for Instructional Coaches
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How Instructional Coaches Can Help Teachers Focus: A Review of Stuart’s These 6 Things
I read a lot of PD books and blogs and Dave Stuart Jr’s blog has been on my feed for several years now. One of the main reasons: we have similar philosophies about teaching, but he has found a way to focus in spite of all the noise of education (and he explains things so eloquently!). We also like many of … Continue reading How Instructional Coaches Can Help Teachers Focus: A Review of Stuart’s These 6 Things
Lessons from my First Year as an Instructional Coach
This year I had the amazing opportunity--thanks to an extremely supportive administration team--to be a part-time instructional coach in the high school where I've taught for 9 of my 12 years. It was an exciting and enlightening year, to be sure. As much as I struggled, I feel so lucky to have been given this … Continue reading Lessons from my First Year as an Instructional Coach
The Best PD Books I Read in 2017
*This post contains affiliate links--but I only share links to products I legitimately feel you should check out!* Confession Time: I love reading PD books. I really, really do. It's weird, I know. I'm one of the only people I know (in real life--not on IG or Twitter) who feels this way. I have stacks … Continue reading The Best PD Books I Read in 2017
Great Ways to Grow Your Personal Learning Network
Y'all, it's been TWO MONTHS since I last posted on this blog. Wow. I feel like a major failure (more on this in the future), but sheesh, it's been a crazy few months. Just two weeks after school started, we moved into a rental house with our three nutty and demanding dogs while we finished … Continue reading Great Ways to Grow Your Personal Learning Network
The Importance of Finding Your Village: A Guest Post from Liz Shults
Anyone who's ever spent time teaching - any level- knows that, as a teacher, you are constantly surrounded by people. Young people, old people, boss people, parent people, friend people, not-so-friendly people. PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. Teaching is a people-centric profession. And yet, for an industry so saturated with human interaction, it can be mighty … Continue reading The Importance of Finding Your Village: A Guest Post from Liz Shults
Tools and Practices Teachers can Use to Get Organized
I have found that if I'm not organized, I can't find the balance I need to maintain in order to be a good teacher, wife, or even a good person. I have really had to force myself to get my organization under control this year. We just finished week six of school and it's been … Continue reading Tools and Practices Teachers can Use to Get Organized
Embrace the New Year: How to Painlessly Transition Back to School
Ah, summer. While it isn't (or shouldn't be) the best part about teaching, it is definitely a bonus. I don't know what you've been doing all summer, but I've been enjoying myself. I spent ten days visiting my family in Michigan, I've read about 15 books, I've spent more hours in the saddle than I … Continue reading Embrace the New Year: How to Painlessly Transition Back to School
Focus: Five Things for the 2017-2018 School Year
Last year, after reading an article from Cult of Pedagogy, I decided to focus on Five Things for my school year. This post has been shared a lot this summer (which I find kind of funny since it's from last year, but hey, I'll take it!), and I decided I'd make it a yearly thing. … Continue reading Focus: Five Things for the 2017-2018 School Year
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