Thanksgivings We celebrate our Thanksgiving this week. A time to reflect on all we are thankful for in our lives. I look around, and I know I have all that I need to have in my life. Almost a year ago, I faced horrible news of cancer; 12 years ago, we faced as a family … Continue reading Solution Weekly: November 20-26, 2022
Category: #Education, #Leadership, #Principals
The Love of Teaching
As a small child, I never really thought about teaching. Then as I reflect on my memories, I did not know think about education because I had a bad experience in 3rd grade, so I blocked out all of the opportunities I experienced teaching throughout my childhood. My parents did not have an education, so … Continue reading The Love of Teaching
Standing for something?
If you are like me, you have heard many things. I love to collect quotes and listen to others talk. All of the stories people tell me have been so enjoyable. “I can’t go for that” is the title of a great blog post from Seth Godin. “The question is: If no one else was … Continue reading Standing for something?
Escape, Invest and Breakout
Does your family enjoy games? My younger grandchildren love games, and so do the adults! We do like playing games when we are all together. My sister-in-law loves Escape Rooms. She thinks these are the best things ever. We even did one while on vacation! They are fun when you have a great group to … Continue reading Escape, Invest and Breakout
Notes in a Jar
Message in a bottle may be something that sounds familiar to you. It is an excellent book by one of my favorite authors Nicholas Sparks. His mother and father inspired the story after his mother's death. You can go to his website to read more. It is one of my favorites. Messages are sent to … Continue reading Notes in a Jar
Opportunity-Grant money for Computer Science Principles
An opportunity for $1million dollars awards to one middle and high school school in every U.S. state of $10,000 to help establish a computer science education with Code.org. To be eligible a school must commit to: Add a new Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, or Computer Science Discoveries course using Code.org to your course schedule. Describe how you plan … Continue reading Opportunity-Grant money for Computer Science Principles
Good Morning, Monday!
Warm up, get those happy thoughts going, and fuel up! This is the time of year I love hot chocolate! Don’t forget the marshmallows! Blessings to a great week! Today I get to start teaching again! So excited for the day to start!
Solution Weekly: November 13-19, 2022
Notes in a Jar Standing for Something WHY Not? Escape, Invest and Breakout I always try to do an outline of what I will be writing for the week. I started adding the headlines to the page and gave it a look and thought, wow, this looks weird. It sounded like a few lines from … Continue reading Solution Weekly: November 13-19, 2022
Aroma of leadership
We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:15 I love the different aromas from the flower gardens when they are in full bloom, but these are not the only times aroma affects me. How about you? To walk into Bath and Body works, you are hit with the wall of aroma … Continue reading Aroma of leadership
Mentoring and Coaching- Which do I need?
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” Steven Spielberg I love the quote by Steven Spielberg. Mentoring is so meaningful and is so rewarding for those involved. As mentoring begins, it is a foundation built on trust, honesty, authenticity, and … Continue reading Mentoring and Coaching- Which do I need?