Tweet It’s summertime and so many teachers are thinking about taking a class or two (along with going to the beach and catching up on some personal reading.) Today I’d like to take a few moments and go over some of the reasons I’ve heard people don’t think they should attend the retreat. And guess […]
Full Story »
Tweet What a wonderful first couple of days at the retreat! We have been working on our shadow puppet shows with Judith O’Hare of You and Me Puppets which we cannot wait to see. The amazing collaboration and creativity that is coming out of our retreaters is amazing! On Monday we moved with Deirdre Moore […]
Full Story »
Tweet It’s that time of year! I’m so excited that we are starting plans for this summer’s Teacher Art Retreat. Our workshop sessions are always so wonderful because they are led by teachers and artists who allow the participants to dig into a project, gain experiences and reflect on them. We’ve had everything from music […]
Full Story »
Tweet As a new year is well underway, I thought it would be fun to explore with you what truly makes an Inspired Classroom. So, I’ll start by putting the question out to all: What makes an Inspired Classroom? I think it breaks down into two main things: the teacher and the room. The Teacher: […]
Full Story »
Tweet It’s nice to be recognized as a blogger every so often. A couple of weeks ago, Jon Harper @Jonharper70bd, a new Twitter follower of mine recognized me and 10 other bloggers for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Jon’s blog is Bailey & Derek’s Daddy, where he blogs about his thoughts on leadership and education. The Sunshine Blogger Award […]
Full Story »
Tweet It’s a new year, and I think I’m ready to take it on! After months of turmoil, things are settling back down into normalcy. (Well, we’re crossing our fingers!) My daughter was diagnosed with PANDAS1 (yes, that’s an old fashioned footnote and not a link!) and it put our family into a spin. In the […]
Full Story »
Tweet The Short Version: For personal and professional reasons, it’s time to reprioritize the place this blog and website have in my life. While my heart is still very much passionate about The Inspired Classroom and all it stands for, I must change the way things run so that the other pieces of my life […]
Full Story »
Tweet Do you remember why you wanted to be a teacher in the first place? Maybe you wanted to follow in someone’s footsteps. Maybe you wanted summers off. But my guess is that you wanted to make a difference somehow; you wanted to inspire someone along the way to do something great in his or […]
Full Story »
Tweet So, what’s the most popular thing to write about this week? Yep – New Year’s resolutions. The posts and articles are everywhere and here I am adding to the mix. In class, I am having my students reflect on their pasts and presents in order to visualize what they want for themselves in the […]
Full Story »
Sign up for our Email Newsletter!
Recent Comments