UbD Reflections

I recently attended a training on Understanding by Design (UbD) and had some big “ah-ha” moments that I have been… Read more UbD Reflections

Student Centered Coaching

I just got back from a 2 day conference by Corwin about Student Centered Coaching (SCC). When I got this… Read more Student Centered Coaching

Do you ever find yourself using a lesson you found from the Internet, or one you created, thinking it had… Read more “Flashy Poster Syndrome”

I have been seeing a lot about the “Thinking Classroom” recently on Twitter and then again from an article my… Read more The Thinking Classroom

I recently went to a Solution Tree conference (which was awesome BTW. . . if you get a chance to… Read more Purposeful Student Talk

This hilarious Twitter post just went viral and shows kids (and adults) why we need math. After seeing the post,… Read more Chicken Wings and Math

As a specialist I regularly support and work with PLCs and wanted to reflect on PLC practices and successes I… Read more PLC Essentials

This week, I gave a Pre-AP/GT training for my district and I have to say, I learned a lot in… Read more Pre-AP PD

I recently gave a professional development focusing on the book, 7 Steps to a Language Rich Classroom. If you have… Read more 7 Steps to a Language Rich Classroom

I am starting to plan a professional development for our district and I wanted to put together some ideas before… Read more Developing a Professional Development