Category Archives: Learning

One Little Word, (OLW) 2020

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Something keeps showing up again and again in my life across the past several months. It’s out of place with my status quo. Why? It takes place outside even in the heat and in the cold. It’s active, but it’s … Continue reading →

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

So many exciting things happen on a school campus.  It’s hard to keep everyone “in the loop”. One of the most exciting things happening on our campus this school year so far is the garden which is taking shape.  The … Continue reading →

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Seriously Terrific Energizing Activities that Matter: STEAM Education at one elementary school in Los Angeles

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

AltaSea is a gem of a place located in the heart of  Los Angeles Harbor.  Here, professionals in the business world mix with educators and service providers and all sorts of folks invested in the marine environment and the “blue … Continue reading →

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THAT child

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I read this blog post a couple of years ago  when it was first written.  I understood it then from a teachers’ point of view. Today it was shared with me again and I realized I have a whole new … Continue reading →

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Learning in Public

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I got to have a long-breakfast-lunch-time with a treasured colleague who’s become a heart friend last week. Thanks to a once in a blue moon Wednesday holiday from school, he – from the East Coast – Brooklyn – and me from … Continue reading →

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View from the Principal’s Office

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

  Being a Principal is amazing challenging different than anyone can imagine. As different as being a teacher REALLY is than what everyone thinks it is. Teaching is a profession many think they could do. But it’s kind of like … Continue reading →

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Kahoot! Why I Blog

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

This evening I learned something new!  I was just sitting down to write my blog post for the day and I came across this blog by Chris at Reading Amidst the Chaos.  I hadn’t ever heard of Kahoot! before. I … Continue reading →

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Dear Younger Me,

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I know you think you’re stuck. You’re afraid that you’ll never get to go to college. You’re afraid of relationships not panning out. You don’t know you’re good enough, smart enough, strong enough.  But you are. You’re uncertain how to … Continue reading →

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A Pinch of Green

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Today was free dress day at the Sweetest Little School by the Sea. Children spilled off buses and piled out of cars wearing flouncy skirts, poofy sleeves, suit coats and neckties. A couple boys and a girl or two donned bowties. … Continue reading →

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Reading Non-Fiction with Power

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I’ve spent some time thinking about how to help students read informational text.  If you’re an educator, you have too.  I’ve gathered a lot of strategies across years to further this effort. This is difficult work because often children want … Continue reading →

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