Author Archives: saunderssherry

It is very important to me to have a strong, positive relationship with all my students. I read a very engaging article entitled, What Would Your Students Say? that emphasized that an educator’s success is much more about attitude than aptitude, and it is more about connections with others than conquests. It gave the following [...]
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Bullying has become quite a troubling issue in today’s schools. Some attribute the increase in behavior due to adults modeling poor behavior and students mimicking it. Sam Hanael in an Associated Press article alluded to the fact that if we don’t get a handle on the bullying in schools, the bullies will grow up to [...]
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I had time over winter break to reflect on how effective I felt my focus school team and collaborative cohort writing team had progressed in the tasks we faced this past semester. A lot of hard working hours were put in, but positive results truly emerged. I know my writing skills have been enhanced by [...]
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As our school division moves toward incorporating more project based learning, I read an excellent article by Terry Heick, entitled “Creating a Culture of “Can”. Heick made great points about how an “enabled learner” can grasp macro views, ask questions, plan for new knowledge, and transfer thinking across divergent circumstances. She suggests “can” is a [...]
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I read a very informative article entitled, “Authentic Assessment: What You Can Do in 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 months, 5 years…..” It offered tips to help educators better assess their students over a specified period of time. I was pleased to see that my school division has already implemented a lot of these strategies [...]
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The promise of brain-based learning is to enable educators to help students focus their attention on what is being taught and increase retention of the material. I recently read a educational guide from Edutopia entitled, “Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning.” Encompassed in the guide are the following tips for encouraging brain-based learning: -Create a Safe [...]
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As a lead teacher for my school division, I am always searching for new ideas and tips for new teachers. Lisa Dabbs author of ” Twenty Tidbits for New Teachers” offered tons of great suggestions for new teachers: -Be a 21st Century Educator – Build relationships with grade level buddies -Communicate with your students and [...]
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I never really thought about how valuable rubrics could be until I began these doctoral courses. I had used them as a classroom teacher, but I didn’t realize how much they truly provided consistency in evaluating student work. Edutopia published a guide that explains the value of rubrics for teachers and students. The guide also [...]
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We are all experiencing new leadership roles as we move through our career. There is usually a feeling of energetic uncertainty as one begins a new leadership role. Kathy Blackburn posted on her blog, “New Leadership Role- 3 Great Questions to Get You Started” three questions that her superintendent developed to help a new leader [...]
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I gained valuable feedback from my Wimba session and comments from the Wiki thread. Some of the positive comments I received were: • Flyer appealed to the teacher’s desire • Deduced the need for targeted reading interventions • Conveyed logical argument that the idea is well thought out and based on Marzano’s strategies • Acknowledged [...]
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