As president-elect of Iowa Staff Development Council I’m very proud of the mission of the entire Learning Forward organization. “Every educator engages in effective professional learning everyday so every student achieves.” As an instructional coach, I strive to carry out this…
From Good to Great…
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Harold R. McAlindon I have found the rescue of the miners in Chile very inspiring. It is my hope that we…
It’s difficult, but I can do it.
I was recently invited to be a guest blogger for @wcgaskins blog “Creating a Path for Learning in the 21st Century.” The cross-post can be found here. The topic: What does it mean to blog about your teaching life and…
A Time to Celebrate with New Learning
I celebrated my Twitter Birthday this week. I signed up for a Twitter account 2 years ago according to Bwitter Day and My Happy Twitter. Yes, I had to use two sources of information to verify my Twitter existence, since…
A teacher affects eternity …
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” ~ Henry Ford How do we move from being a novice at something to being comfortable with the process? Think about a time you engaged in new, deep learning….