Links to Inspire: This Week’s Favorites

Links to Inspire: This Week’s Favorites

  {At the close of each week, I publish some favorite links, that I hope will inspire. Enjoy!}   Blogger to encourage, Jo-Ann Fox …I love her energy! Good read on how we use the internet as a networking space. Great post on Why you should read...
Learning That Less is More

Learning That Less is More

Do you ever wonder where that term “less is more” comes from? Many people think that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the founders of the modern architectural movement was the first to use it. Actually it was the English poet Robert Browning, who wrote this in 1855....
Mentoring Matters:Will You Take Up the Challenge?

Mentoring Matters:Will You Take Up the Challenge?

  Mentoring matters. It matters, because it offers acceptance, guidance, instructional support, hope, and optimism to teachers — and particularly for new teachers. The act of mentoring is a part of the fabric of so many educational institutions. Yet it’s...
Planting a Seed

Planting a Seed

After a long wait, (over 5 years!) the entry way in front of our home is finally getting a face-lift. When we moved into our home with our two teenage sons, it looked very different from how it does now. It had been neglected both inside and out by the previous owners...