pinky-swear
ILTs (that’s the acronym for my job as Instructional Lead Teacher) have a code–they invoke the “pinky-swear” when they want to share something that we really shouldn’t share. So I’m invoking the code...
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Probably the most difficult aspect of my new job is that I am a department unto myself. There is only 1 person with my role in my entire school. Fortunately, one of my administrators was the last to...
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Last week I “hosted” my first Early Release Day. In our district, we have 5 days a year when students are released 2 hours early so that schools may provide their staff with locally focused staff...
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My last post posed the question, “What is success when it comes to professional development?” Today, I experienced true success in a way I never anticipated. Our school improvement plan focuses on the...
View ArticleMIA
Yes, I’ve been missing in action for the last few months. I’ve been struggling with the changes/challenges in my life and I have discovered that when things are really tough, I avoid blogging. I guess...
View Articlealmost too much
This week I started to have fun with this job again and I was able to do a few of the things that influenced me to take it in the first place. First, on Wednesday, I taught teachers how to use blogs...
View Articleunraveling
It’s the word I would use to describe my life right now. At the moment, everything feels like too much, more than I, or others, should be expected to bear. I’m not even sure where to start. On Friday...
View Articletreading water
I seem to be treading water, still not swimming but at least I’m holding my own in the pool for now. It’s tough. I’ve pretty much decided to take the Graduation Specialist position, but I’m not going...
View Articlenever a dull moment
Just as I think I’ve made a decision, and a difficult one at that, our school board decides to confuse the issue by “partially funding” my previous position for next year. What does that mean? Your...
View Articlejust testing
This is a test of the Performancing extension for the Firefox browser. If this works, it’s an absolute genius addition to this browser. It works! Genius! So, an update on my working life: I have...
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