For the past few days I have been searching the internet for ideas to help me revamp my discipline and management strategies. About discipline that was very helpful. I have to agree that I have been guilty of using the techniques that backfire. I am going to also keep a d.

I hope you will look it up and follow me there as well as on my writing blog, Wake Up and Write. My goal is to continue posting once a week. Writing for the Slice of Life at Two Writing Teachers. On Tuesdays is still a way for me to have a deadline for posting.

For months, we have been bombarded with campaign ads, mud slinging, dirt digging, and false promises. With the popularity of social media on the rise, the political race has gone viral, explosive blog posts, both real and imagined, pepper facebook walls and flood twitter. Every year, thousands of write.

Packing Up For The Last Time. I dig slowly through the book bins, checking for beloved texts. Sometimes flipping through, sometimes putting them in my box, most times returning them to the bin. As the books tilt forward I see a sea of my name scrawled on the top of so many of them. The boxes I pack are few. What good will these items be in a basement? I hope you had the time of your life. Gigi was playing with her baby.

Monday, August 27, 2012. Changes Ahead for School SLPs. As I return to school this fall, the topic of Common Core State Standards is on my mind. As a literacy coach, I spent a fair amount of time during the previous school year studying the ELA standards. The district I work for has implemented both reading and writing workshop models for several years and the standards fit nicely within those instructional frames.

Sunday, April 1, 2012. Writer, Reader, Thinker, Teacher, and Cliff Diver. Link to my formal resume. Resources I recently curated using LiveBinders. Fountas and Pinnell Phonics Lessons Resources. Why Should Educators Blog? Educator Resume Writing Resources.