Last week I spent three days in an all-day workshop called “Capturing Kids’ Hearts.” This workshop was paid for by my school district and was presented by the Flippen Group. Our presenter was Dr. Kate Cirillo. The goal of this training was to provide tools to educators to build more positive relationships with fellow staff [...]

  EdCamp Omaha took place yesterday at the Thompson Center at the University of Nebraska/Omaha.  It was my first time to attend something like this, and it was a wonderful experience.    After driving from Des Moines, which is about 2 1/2 hours away, I arrived just after nine.  As soon as I walked in, [...]

Next weekend I am going to camp– EdCamp Omaha, that is!  I’m pretty much a homebody, and I’m not much of a traveler, but this is one of those times that the closer it gets, the more excited I am.  This will be my first EdCamp, and there are so many things that make this [...]

There have been some big changes in my school district this year.  One of these changes,  is an early dismissal every Wednesday.  During the past few years, we have had an early dismissal once or twice a month for professional development.  It was sometimes hard to remember the schedule, but it concerns me that we are giving up [...]