Silence. Silence would not be a word used to describe me. People who know me would probably be surprised to find out that I was a pretty quite, somewhat shy kid. It drove my dad nuts that I was shy and he worked hard to help me become confident. I began to come out of […]
Creating a School Wide Intervention System
Creating a school wide intervention system was a labor of love. In this first post I’ll share how my position teaching K-5 intervention came to be. I’ll also share how we make sure it is used in the most efficient and successful way. Update 2019: Wow! I talked a lot in this post about my […]
Make Your Doctors Listen to You
“Make your doctors listen to you.” I remember my Grandma Ann telling me that when I was a teenager. She went to many doctors before one took her seriously and found the cancer they removed from her the day before I was born. I remembered her words when I sat my doctor down and told […]
Recovering from the Earthquake and a Two Digit Multiplication Game
School has been off to a slow strange start. Soon after school started, we had a major quake in Napa. Our district canceled school for students for two days while employees came in to clean up. Our school had a pipe break in our staff room. Classrooms had things on the ground. Overall, though, our […]
Five and a Freebie
Today I’m linking up Vegas Style for Five for Friday. 1. I’m ready. Before a trip, I go crazy with the research. I create cheat sheets for myself so I can remember all the awesome ideas I found on the web. This time, there are about 600 people taking the same trip, so I decided […]