I know that this is the time of the year that leads us to too many things to do. It seems like every night there is something different going on. It's crazy. First, I think that our athletics teams deserve so much credit for going so far in the state playoffs and still focusing on academics. We are so lucky and blessed to have so many talented teachers, players, and coaches. And yet, the summer still calls us. As the year winds down, we have so many things that need to be done. Of particular attention to me is collection, which I thank you all in advance for. So many people signed up to work collection that it is humbling that you are willing to help me out when needed. This year is also very bittersweet for me. I've had a number of people ask me how I feel about the role transition between the Help Desk to Instructional Coach. And to be honest, I know that this change is huge, but it hasn't really hit me the transition is going to b...
Do you find it difficult to find time to reflect on your instructional practices? I find that the hardest part of my job is finding the time to do just that. This is why I started this blog in the first place, but it seems that the reflection is always being bumped down on my priority list. It's how I ended up missing a week with this reflection. I did talk briefly during the data meeting about how this website is just a soft opening. So there's that. Well... What I wanted to post last week was this tool -- AndthenIwaslike.co . This is a website makes gifs. Think about this as a way to engage your kids at the end of a lesson to get them to make a gif about what they learned, what they felt about the lesson, or pretty much anything else. Take a gif and send it to me when you're ready to share!