Category: Personal Blogs
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Motivation to Change
2/9/2023 – Motivating others to change requires me to think about what motivates me to make changes. It definitely would be to my heart, my beliefs and my values – not just my head, my thoughts, my experiences. My heart and head work together to motivate me to change. Thus, I need to use the…
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Catalyst for Change
2/6/2023 – The students that were leaving public education for these academies were starting to outperform public school students, as well as, take away from the local public-school funding through attendance. When I came back to public education, the mindset of administration had started to change to address this new data. They were realizing that…
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Reflections on COVA eBook
2/4/23 – This book challenges my thinking in regard to authentic learning opportunities as a teacher or instructional coach and as a parent. I realize that in order to create these opportunities that I need to focus on “The Big Picture” as well as keeping the end in mind. As a parent, my husband, is…
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Who Owns the ePortfolio
2/2/23 – Thinking about the ownership of my ePortfolio has me thinking cautiously about what I share and what I link. Credit needs to go where credit is due on other’s thoughts, creations, and publications. I also want to make it mine over time with my continued learning in a variety of areas including Blended…
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Setting up my ePortfolio for a Purpose
2/1/23 Setting up my ePortfolio last weekend was an interesting challenge! I made the decision on WordPress since I was a tad familiar with it from previous volunteer ministry work. I wanted something that I could use permenantly and not just for this course. I look forward to it housing my learning journey as well…
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Reflecting on My Learning
1/29/23 It’s been two weeks in my ADL program courses and following the recommendations from my professor, whether it be in Zoom class discussions, readings, or videos, has put me on the path to success. Being able to have a small group of classmates for collaboration and support is key for my learning and growing.…
Wings and a Wand 