Lisa Dabbs

Inspiring, Mentoring and Equipping aspiring and current Women in Ed Leadership to UPlevel their careers!

Lisa Dabbs

Inspiring, Mentoring and Equipping aspiring and current Women in Ed Leadership to UPlevel their careers!

Teacher Academy Meetup at #ISTE2016

Teacher Academy Meetup at #ISTE2016

Going to #ISTE2016? Are you a new or pre-service teacher? Admin or Professor, who works with new teachers? We'd love to connect with you at a Teacher Academy Meetup sponsored by Amazon Education! Oh and did I mention it's FREE?! UPDATE!! Amazon Education has opened up...

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Inspired by April Love 2016

Inspired by April Love 2016

April is a month that is filled with new beginnings. I enjoy the opportunities that I seem to find in Spring to explore and discover new projects! Lately, I'm finding that I'm enjoying the use of photography in my work.  Whether it's taking snapshots of my University...

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Join the H&R Block Budget Challenge–Let’s do it in 2016!

Join the H&R Block Budget Challenge–Let’s do it in 2016!

Recently, H&R Block approached me with this opportunity to once again share their budget challenge. I was happy to do so, as we enter 2016.  It’s exciting to see that they are offering the chance for more students and teachers to take part. Take a read below to...

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5 Tips for New Teachers to Be-come Connected Educators #ce15

5 Tips for New Teachers to Be-come Connected Educators #ce15

  (Originally posted in August 2012, updated for October 2015.)This month, the U.S. Department of Education kicked off Connected Educator Month, with engaging keynotes, panel discussions, book chats, and more. During this month, educators in the U.S. and globally will...

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New Teachers: Let’s Get Started Using Periscope #ntchat

New Teachers: Let’s Get Started Using Periscope #ntchat

Heidi Hayes Jacobs with me at NAESP15 Periscope to your YouTube I've had this thought on my mind, for a while. The thought is that I've been using Periscope in my work since May and want to see how a new and pre-service teacher might begin thinking about using it....

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Let’s Connect and Share! I Choose to Use @remindHQ

Let’s Connect and Share! I Choose to Use @remindHQ

I love to learn and connect with others to do it! It's a part of who I am and how I was made, and I want to encourage others to do the same. In May of 2010 the  New Teacher Chat mentoring message started as a weekly chat on Twitter. The chat was designed to be...

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Giveaway: New Teacher Chat 5th Year Birthday! #ntchat

Giveaway: New Teacher Chat 5th Year Birthday! #ntchat

  Giveaway is closed! Thanks to all who participated! This week, New Teacher Chat celebrates a 5th Birthday! I want to say Thank You to all our supporters by sharing a fun Giveaway! To help celebrate this event, I’m sharing with my followers a Giveaway valued...

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We Need to Keep Planting Gardens #earthday

We Need to Keep Planting Gardens #earthday

Earth Day 2015 is just around the corner! I just about jumped up for joy when I saw this little Curious Garden video (above) on Twitter this morning. It's a fun one that can be used in the classroom with younger students and even includes hand motions. Aside from the...

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New Teacher Academy 2015 on #ntchat: Building Relationships

New Teacher Academy 2015 on #ntchat: Building Relationships

In January of 2012, as a resident blogger at Edutopia,  I had the privilege of running a five-part series on my Edutopia blog called the New Teacher Academy. It included key concepts that new and pre-service teachers need to develop in their first years of practice. I...

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