Wonder Lead Ambassador
Aug 5, 2017
A Foundation of Community
I've been doing some research this summer on how important it is to build community in a classroom and in a school. When people feel like they belong ...
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Aug 4, 2017
Eclipse Nerds
I'm a mom and I'm a teacher. This means that I walk a very fine line between being a huge champion for learning and inspiring my children or ruining ...
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Sep 26, 2016
A Cyber Challenge to Fight Summer Slide
Last June, with just seven days left in the school year, my 5th grade colleague and I decided to do an experiment. We wondered what would happen if ...
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Sep 11, 2016
Sharing Jacob's Hope
This was the first week of school for me in Minnesota and Facebook was filled with beautiful images of children loved beyond measure standing at the ...
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Apr 25, 2016
Deep Purple Questions
This week the world lost a musical icon and it seems my whole state is in a purple haze of mourning. My students are generations beyond the days of ...
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Mar 24, 2016
Mini Books of Wonder
I sold ice to Eskimos today and I couldn't be more tickled by the outcome. The powers of marketing are not lost on me and I see everyday that the way ...
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Mar 21, 2016
Fountain of Yeast
I'm no spring chicken so I know that the days before and after an extended break from school can be pretty interesting. Some of the kiddos are so ...
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