5 Activities to use with Hold Your Head Up and Walk with Grace
Many people have asked me how to use my book as more than just a read-aloud. This blog offers 5 activities you can use in your class after reading Hold Your Head Up and Walk With Grace. At the beginning of school, I read my children’s book for many different reasons. It addresses the fear…
Transforming your Classroom into a Community
Building a classroom community is crucial at the start of the school year. It helps to establish cohesiveness and partnership in the group. It builds the family within the classroom. It makes the students feel like they are part of something bigger than just being a child in the school. It begins to create an…
Building Strong Relationships with Students
“If we want meaningful change, we have to make a connection to the heart before we can make a connection to the mind. “- George Couros Building relationships leads to trust, which empowers students and staff alike. Relationships are the key to unlocking a child’s full potential. Sometimes, I hear, “We do not have time…
The Small Moments of Teaching
Teaching can take a lot out of you. You give your all to your students for nine months. The days are long and don’t begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. You probably carry it all around when you go home, go to sleep, wake up in the mornings, and on the weekends.…
A Champion for Students
What does it mean to be a Champion for students? I read Jimmy Casas’s Culturize, an educator’s book, a few years ago. It is by far one of the best educational books I have read. Casas writes about four core principles of a positive school culture: Champion for Students Expect Excellence Carry the Banner Be…
Heroes Among Us
Every day I believe I am surrounded by heroes; 27 little heroes to be exact. This school year has started out just as difficult or perhaps even more difficult than last year. There are days when I have to really be intentional about finding the silver linings. But the reality is that they do…
My 15th Blessing- The Extrovert
When we returned for in-person learning in late March , I really did not know how my blessings would amplify. These students who returned have brightened my days and truly inspired me with their insight and perspectives on all subjects that we talk about in class. My 15th blessing is one of those students whom…
My 14th Blessing- Blessed by Inspiration
Inspiration has a way of creeping up in our lives and creating a picture of beauty that manifests a desire to want to be better and do better. Sometimes people cross our paths who manage to spark that inspiration in our hearts. My fourteenth blessing has done just that for me. Even though I have…
My 13th Blessing
Beyond My Expectations We started back to in-person learning about a month ago. Some of my students came back while others chose to remain in distance learning. This brings me to my thirteenth blessing: a young girl who has flourished into an exceptional scholar in the past month. She emerged from the shadows of distance…
My Twelfth Blessing
My twelfth blessing is one of determination and perseverance. She comes to class eager to learn. She is not afraid to ask questions. She is one who will come back into Zoom when class is over to clarify her understanding. She cares about her learning and wants to achieve proficiency in all she does. She…
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