Yearly Archive: 2015

I began my ninth year teaching at Waggener High School just under three weeks ago and this year is off to an EXCELLENT start! I have to say, last year I got really tired and in a rut pretty quickly,…
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Problem: Standardized-testing is sucking the life out of teachers and students Solutions: 1.Engage in positive, professional collaboration with teachers that feel the same way: you will re-energize each other. 2. Join a cohort of teachers in your professional circle, such…
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It has been quite a ride!  I am nearing the end of my collaborative work through the KYNT3 grant and the CTEPS cohort, facilitated by the great Lauren Hill of Franklin County Schools.  The products hardly do justice to the…
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A little late in coming!  I attended the NBCT Day on the Hill on March 3 with an amazing cohort of Nationally Board Certified Teachers I am working with on problems of practice.  We attended the House Education Committee meeting,…
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This weekend, I had the privilege of attending, helping to facilitate, and presenting the KCTE Annual Conference in Lexington, KY.  We hosted upwards of 200 educators and administrators who value literacy instruction and professional learning.  We got literal chills listening…
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After five snow days and ridiculous weather, I am finally back to school (on a 2 hour delay, but here!). It is nice to be back in my general schedule and routine, but it is going to be a crazy…
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Based on the syllabus and the contact I have already established with Dr. Matthew Constant and a few classmates, I am so excited about LME 537! It seems to be a natural extension of the last one and not a…
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