Reflection
The Writing on the Classroom Wall
BIG NEWS!!! Today is the official release date of The Writing on the Classroom Wall! Standing in my classroom in 1997, I was struck with a truth that was so unexpected and so important that I posted it on the wall of the classroom. Then I turned to the students and taught them what it…
Read MoreI am on a Learning Mission
I am a learner on a learning mission. I am determined to learn. I am ready to step into new territory. I cannot stand still. With one foot on what I already know The other reaching for something new I stretch. I do not blog because I am able. I blog because I…
Read More12 Ideas to Propel Your Growth Journey
Educators are learners, working in learning communities, with fellow learners. Our growth journeys are very important not only to ourselves, but to the many people with whom our lives intersect. Understanding and constantly activating our growth journeys is an important part of our personal and professional growth. Here are 12 ideas to prompt thinking about…
Read MoreThe Quicksand of Learning
If you blog, this might sound familiar: Partway through a post, but not yet finished. That’s me, right now. I’m slugging it out, slogging through the middle. The “quicksand middle” is how I’ve come to think of it. The more I struggle, the more difficult it seems to be. Oddly, I have everything I…
Read MoreThe Power of the PLN
It is November, 2004. I have 22 fifth grade students, but I’m not standing in front of them. In fact, I’m not in my classroom. And I’m not even standing. I’m sitting in the front of a conference room that is filled with adults: The Oregon School Boards Association Annual Convention. The steps lead up…
Read MoreThe Parent’s Story of the Child
Your potential effectiveness as a teacher to each student will continually increase throughout the year. Why? Because you have the opportunity to better understand each child as the school year unfolds. You see opportunities to differentiate across the classroom, and you wonder how to make it happen – and you strive to find ways to…
Read More#1reflection – What would happen?
#1reflection This was the first tweet: “I’m just wondering something… What would happen if educators posted just #1reflection at the end of each day? What effect would that have?” Consumed by the race, crushed by the rush, and blurring forward into the busyness of life, we strain to prepare, to plan, to…
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