Welcome back to a whole new school year! I’ve spent the whole summer steadily preparing for my new assignment and it’s one that I’m embracing. Here is it…the night before my first day at a new school, new routines, new students, new colleagues—actually, they aren’t that new to me. I’m supposed to be trying to rest up and review …
New Routines for 6th grade
In my district, there are several 6th grade teams at three separate elementary schools. They are an anomaly in that they are invited to secondary professional developments & textbook trainings with other middle school teachers, but yet they are their own special group. It’s not easy to have secondary expectations, all the while being at a site with kindergarteners passing …
Share your thinking!!!
I love it when my teachers take an idea and run with it. Not only did a teacher run with it, but added even more to a suggestion. And that’s what I saw today. One 4th grade teacher that I’ve been coaching (Mrs. P) had asked me to work with her on number talks. She had wanted me to …
Kindergarten Rocks!
Today I spent some time in a kindergarten classroom. Those tiny humans are inquisitive, direct, and full of spunk. What I love about them is that there’s a whole world of wonder waiting for them and they’re ready to soak it in. And let me tell you something about the kindergarten teachers. They are ROCK STARS! Especially the one I worked …