I hope you are enjoying the summer weather! It is hard to believe that we have been out of school for almost three weeks. WOW...time goes by so quickly! I wanted to keep you up to date on a few things. Summer Reading-I have started a few books this summer. I added Shelfari on my blog sidebar. It will show you a quick glance as to what I am currently reading. You can also click on the book and it will take you to Amazon for a description. Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess has been great so far. It has some good resources to help with student engagement, classroom and team building and much more. It is a quick read! I am also reading The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller. I will keep you posted on this one because I just started. :) Please feel free to send me updates on what you are reading this summer...professional or personal!! (Yes, Niki...even Shades of Greyish material!:):) Summer Workshops-I attended a local workshop at Ozark High School on May 28th. I learned a few new things about Google Chrome and Twitter. I have been playing around with lots of different features of Chrome...extensions, apps, settings and more! I will be attending the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference in San Antonio from June 22-27. I am really excited about this one! I have signed up for several workshops including 1:1 iPads in lower elementary, reading interventions on the internet, living in the cloud-Google...you get the picture. I will try to include some summer blog posts about my learning experiences. I hope I don't bore you too much. School Shirts-Ink Blots from Willard will be making our school shirts this year. They are currently working on a design. I will send you a picture when it has been finalized. We will focus on the new district mission statement Student Focused--Strongly Connected--Success Driven and it will be on a gray or black shirt. We could have a "Mission Possible/Spy" theme. My goal is to have the shirts to everyone by Meet the Teacher Night. I need EVERYONE to fill out this spreadsheet by entering your shirt size by FRIDAY, JUNE 21st. If you don't see your name, please add it to the bottom of the spreadsheet. |
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