To say things have been extremely busy at my work would be an understatement. A HUGE understatement. We have been pretty bombarded with crisis after crisis after crisis. However, have ALL these things been REALLY urgent? As urgent as they have been presented to us? That is the question. Sure, many of them have. Not allContinue reading “Tyranny of the Urgent”
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Dreams Take Flight
A week ago, I had the amazing opportunity to be involved with Dreams Take Flight. This is a non-profit organization that takes a plane full of needy/special kids (and escorts) to Disneyland for the day. Yes, Disneyland for the day. 1 day – actually, 8 hours. What a wonderful experience! I have thought about thisContinue reading “Dreams Take Flight”
Intellectual Virtues
I was listening to a podcast this morning and wanted to share their message. The H2H (Hearth to Heart) podcast has short podcasts (under 15 minutes) for those who are leading in education and want to make a real difference. The podcast I was listening to this morning was entitled, “Modeling Intellectual Rigor and CourageContinue reading “Intellectual Virtues”
Word Cloud
It’s that time again! TIme for a Word Cloud of many of the words in my blog. Every so often, I put the URL of my blog into a word cloud generator. I do this to see if the words that are most important to me are demonstrated on my website. The more a wordContinue reading “Word Cloud”
Thankful
This past year has been one of the most difficult of my life. It was on Thanksgiving last year that my life became so much more challenging. But, like in all difficult times, one has the ability to choose to make things better. We all have the ability to stand up, breathe, get support, andContinue reading “Thankful”
Keep Calm and Share On!
“Together We Are Better” ~ John Paul Warren At home. With our administrative partnerships. With our teachers and Education Assistants in our schools. Among our relationships with district-wide colleagues. Within the community. With our world-wide #pln. Sharing matters. We are most often better when we work together. We have so much to learn from oneContinue reading “Keep Calm and Share On!”
Psychotherapist, Teacher, both or more?
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” ~Henry Brooks Adams This evening after a long, emotionally challenging day, and a hard set of stairs at 1001 steps I needed to just sit back and do something a bit mindless. You know those days, right? So… I headed on over to Facebook.Continue reading “Psychotherapist, Teacher, both or more?”
Letter Grades …. A Parent’s Worry
I am blogging as a parent of a little girl (she would say big girl, but anyways, she’ll always be my baby) who is entering Grade 4 this year in British Columbia. Academically, she has done very well throughout her schooling thus far. But, I still worry. I am concerned about the letter grades sheContinue reading “Letter Grades …. A Parent’s Worry”
Importance of Story
As we start a new school year, I have been reflecting upon some of our students and how far they have come over the past 3 years. Many of our students who have shown the most substantial growth in the time I have known them, also seem to have the furthest to continue to grow.Continue reading “Importance of Story”
It's All About Learning 