The past few weeks, as my life has slowed down (somewhat!) since I finished my dissertation, I have been finding myself doing more. By doing more, I mean, doing more “life” with my family (without feeling the pressure of writing yet another paper!), watching a movie until the very end, planning meals for the week, […]
Dear Teacher(s), I learned so much today! I was not feeling well when my day started (running nose!), but I quickly forgot how I was feeling when I accessed the Nearpod lesson on Schoology. Even though other students in the class were learning the same topic, we all were learning at our own pace […]
I am currently preparing for my first Principal position next year at a middle school located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. As I transition into this new role, I started to look around on Twitter to see if there were other leaders, like me, that I could connect with to increase my PLN. PLN, […]
Recently, when walking into a store, my 6 year old pulled away from me when I went to take his hand. When I asked him why he didn’t want to hold my hand, he said, “mom, I don’t need to hold your hand, I will walk next to you.” I have been dreading this moment […]
What is your why? Why do you choose to spend your free time running? or writing? or playing table tennis? or chess? Why we choose to spend our free time on ________ activity is different for each person. With the “why” in mind, check out a “short” list of the different clubs/activities/athletics you can […]
The world that I grew up in over 30 years ago is not the same world today. When you really think about it, the changes that have taken place in our society and the world are breathtaking. With the rapid changes in technology, communication, mobility etc. this begs the question what is our responsbility to […]
What does the word creativity mean? To be creative, as many define it, is to invent and make something that was not previously thought or designed. Yet, how does one create when society is not designed for this freedom of thought process? In her recent book, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and now […]
We have several educators at CMS who are documenting their journey via blog. Please take a moment to read and follow some of our awesome teacher blogs below! Dr. Bea Revelins (8th grade Science teacher): http://girllovesscience.blogspot.com/ Mrs. Dana Spies (PE Teacher): http://notjustthegymteacher.blogspot.com/ Mr. Kirk Humphreys (TAP Math Teacher): www.kirkhumphreys.net Mrs. Katie Budrow (6th grade Science teacher): katiebudrow.com Mrs. Garnet […]
When I was first introduced to the book, Good to Great, I was a HS English teacher and my then Principal encouraged me to read this book. While reading Good to Great, I was encouraged and inspired by Jim Collin’s simple message: we all have the ability to achieve greatness. As a teacher this inspired […]
This past week we presented at our district annual technology conference. I had the opportunity to present with Taryn Lehman, a Caruso ELA teacher as well as Amy Rubin our Director of Assessment. Even though the basis of the conference was focused on technology, we discussed the importance of how technology supports pedagogy. During our […]