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Nov. 27, 2022: Being Thankful
I hope that everyone was able to take time this week to gather with those near and dear to them and to take some time out of their busy...
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- Nov 20
- 3 min
Nov. 20, 2022: Type 1 Diabetes
This past week was World Diabetes Day, and the first of this month was Type 1 Diabetes Day. There are endless lists of awareness days,...
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- Nov 13
- 2 min
Blog Post Nov. 13, 2022: Children's Book Week
The Fall Children’s Book Week just wrapped up! There is also a Children’s Book Week in the spring. This is an annual celebration of...
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- Nov 6
- 3 min
Nov. 6, 2022: The Power of Beta Readers
Beta readers are those people who read your completed manuscript with the goal of giving feedback. This feedback then becomes the...
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- Oct 30
- 2 min
Oct. 30, 2022: Libraries
Libraries have long been an integral part of a community. Whether it is a small-town library that is housed in a renovated home, or a...
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- Oct 23
- 2 min
Oct. 23, 2022: Patterns
I was recently listening to a podcast from Tony Robbins, on strategies for becoming more productive. He kept coming back to PATTERNS....
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- Oct 16
- 2 min
Oct. 16, 2022: Conferences
Yesterday I had the privilege of being a presenter at a Teacher’s Conference. Conferences have always been a staple for most industries...
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- Oct 9
- 2 min
Oct. 9, 2022: Home
I have been thinking a great deal about the word home this week. I recently finished reading A Place in the World by Frances Mayes,...
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- Oct 2
- 2 min
Oct.2, 2022: Reading Cookbooks
I was recently having a discussion with some of my 4th grade students. We were discussing books and genres and sharing our favorite...
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- Sep 25
- 2 min
SEpt. 25, 2022: The Power of Journalism
This week a new journalism club was launched at my school. Open to 4th and 5thgraders, two other teachers and I are sponsoring this...
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- Sep 18
- 3 min
Sept. 18, 2022: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week starts today! This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. First...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
Sept. 12, 2022: The Therapy of Mundane Tasks
Mundane tasks. Those routine, repetitive, sometimes boring, often mindless tasks that must be done. They are a necessary part of any...
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- Sep 4
- 3 min
Sept. 4, 2022: I See Greatness, Every Day
The world is a tough place. Things don’t always go as planned. Disappointment is par-for-the-course. Challenges and obstacles seem to...
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- Aug 28
- 2 min
Aug. 28, 2022: Stop Attacking Teachers!
I am an American Public-School Teacher. I am not “indoctrinating” children. I am not “grooming” children. I am educating students. I...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Aug. 21, 2022: Private Writing
I have been thinking a lot about journals and diaries and notebooks lately. This week I “took custody” of my paternal grandfather’s...
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
Aug. 14, 2022: Feedback, Critiques, and Coaching...Oh My!
We live in a world full of feedback. Simply put, our action gets a result, and whether or not that is the result we wanted, we know...
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- Aug 7
- 3 min
August 7, 2022: New Book Reveal
This is the moment every writer works for! When they can send their newly published book out into the world! Although this is my fourth...
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- Jul 31
- 2 min
July 31, 2022: Physical Space
What will your physical space say about your values? That was a question that was posed to the new teachers during our induction sessions...
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- Jul 24
- 2 min
July 24, 2022: Mentoring Helps the Mentor Too
I just spent this last week as part of our county’s Great Beginnings Team of facilitators. This is a week in which the teachers who are...
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- Jul 17
- 3 min
July 17, 2022: Backward Facing Books
Apparently, there is a new trend in home decorating in which books are shelved facing backward, so their spines are inside and all you...
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