Most of my posts
are about Common Core resources and presentations that I lead for teachers, but
one of my goals this summer and upcoming year is to blog more about personal and classroom experiences. I want to be able to demonstrate what
the CCSS look like in my classroom.
So here is a
rewind on the school year,
this was my second grade classroom at the beginning
of the school year:
It has been a momentous
year of professional and personal growth and changes. Moving appears to be the
theme of the year. Last year, we moved into a bigger home and did a huge
remodel on our home. We had remodeled our previous home in stages, but this
time around we decided to do it all before we moved in. It was quite the
adventure and task! There isn’t an inch of the house we didn’t touch. We gutted
the bathrooms, kitchen, floors, rooms, molding… really, everything was transformed
and renovated into what I call my new sanctuary. I love remodeling and
designing, I think if I hadn’t been a teacher, architecture and design would
have been second interest.
Here are a few
pics of the remodel:
This is my son,
helping mud the kitchen walls:
These are some
pics of the bathroom remodel, garage and kitchen:
I also
finished my fifteen year teaching! It was quite a year! This summer, I am
looking forward to the first ever, California Teachers Summit. On Friday, July 31, 2015, more than
20,000 California teachers will gather at 33 locations across the state for Better Together: California Teachers
Summit, an opportunity to connect with other teachers, share
what’s working in classrooms throughout the state and learn cutting-edge
strategies to implement the California Standards, including the Common Core.
The program will include nationally renowned speakers; educational
presentations titled “EdTalks,” and facilitated discussions led by teachers and
for teachers. You will walk away with access to resources and concrete tools
you can immediately use in your classroom. The event is FREE to all California
PreK-12 teachers and teacher candidates. The event also offers a .5 unit continuing education credit for teachers
who attend and pay a minimal enrollment fee. This event is a cooperative project of the New
Teacher Center, the Association of Independent California Colleges and
Universities (AICCU) and California State University (CSU).
Lastly, the NEA GPS Network has changed. It is now called the NEA
Professional Practice Communities. I will post all Common Core K-5th Grade
resources. I love the new format and it is very user friendly! I like to
compare it to Facebook, as it feeds all the updates from groups and resources
are easier to access. Try it out!
Join the NEA Professional
Practice Communities!
What is this?
The NEA Professional
Practice Communities, a place where teachers, parents, school support and
administration professionals, and community members share ideas and resources
to improve student success. It is free and open to all!
Click on the following link to join my online community:
