I took two professional development workshops in additional to spending countless hours preparing to teach a new grade level which included studying curriculum guides, updating my eBoard, reading pedagogical books and moving and setting up a new classroom in a new building.
I completed course work for six graduate level on-line classes. I also attended professional development regarding the Laptop Program and APPR.
Most Sunday mornings, I’m wedged between our two boys for mass at Our Lady of the Snow in Blue Point. In the intervals between reminding them how to sit at church and mediating whose turn it is to put money in the collection basket this week, I try to listen to the week’s message. Although [...]
This year Sunquam participated in the “Heart of Gold” Project for Pediatric Cancer. A former student from Sunquam Jordan Belous started this Heart of Gold program in the hopes of bringing awareness and having September GO GOLD similar to the support during October’s Pink for Breast Cancer. Jordan was in my second grade class in [...]
The last year has revealed some serious challenges we face as a country. Although the year ahead may present glimmers of both fear and hope, depending on your beliefs, we must take very seriously a number of threats on the political horizon that will directly impact us as public educators and union members. It’s critical [...]