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Clear - Day 39

W2D10 When I got home yesterday, I dug right in to picking my focus student. I am not certain how to maintain this improved relationship...

Editing - Day 38

Week 2 Day 9 Monday is always a day of restarting, of new chances to learn. This is very important to the life of a teacher. I have...

Day 37 (4)

Today, Sunday, is a day of rest. Not much on my mind except getting ready for week. Thinking of time, and how to use it thoughtfully. ...

Day 36 (3)

Saturday is a day to rest and regroup and if I can manage it, I won't work on anything today. This is the first full week of my classes...

Rigor - Day 35

Week 1 Day 7 My blog, vlog, Fund for Teachers Passport and my Twitter feed, contain reflections from over the summer, as I became a...

Habits - Day 34

Week 1 Day 6 Because so much has happened in the past 2 weeks, my blog, vlog, artist journal and FfT journaling has suffered. I am still...

Strengthen - Day 33

Week 1 Day 5 (Wednesday) I am finally in full swing of my schedule. It was a big day, with the middle school coming to the elective...

Imagination - Day 32

Week 1 (full) Day 4 Today the littles come back to school and I really am excited because I do love working with them. I am able to...

Limits - Day 31

Week 1 (first full week) Day 3 Time to knuckle down. Today is the real beginning of the week with the kindergarten arriving on Tuesday...

Day 30/2

Again it is time to be more artistic in my approach to life and this blog. Not much to reflect upon today. Getting ready for the last...

Rest - Day 29/1

Time to stop chattering. Time to listen to my heart. Time to find time. Saturday is here.

Humidity - Day 28-2

Yesterday was my first day of classes and they went really well...considering it was about 100 degrees in my room! I only had two...

Story - Day 26 (2)

This is the last real day where I won't be thinking of students endlessly. This year I hope to use my experiences to enrich their lives...

Tone - Day 25 (3)

Day 25 after my fellowship; hard to believe it has almost been a full month. I linger in the time that I was learning and growing and...

Reminders - Day 24 (4)

Even if this is the start of the school year, I feel as if summer is still here when I look at my life this week. I have so many fun...

Ease - Day 23 (5)

Today I began work on my lesson planning and unit outline. Though I know it may change several times before it is set, this at least...

Acceptance - Day 22 (6)

When I finished the week, I felt a little sad, because this was a summer of great growth for me. Now I have to go back into my routine...

Enough - Day 21 (7)

Taking on more is always my way of feeling I am staying ahead. I have been feeling the need to do less and do it better. There are...

Sentimentalist - Day 20 (8)

This was the second day of professional development and I feel slightly less anxious than at the beginning of the week; I powered through...

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