by Lisa Dabbs | Dec 29, 2015 | Posts
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...
by Lisa Dabbs | Oct 20, 2015 | Posts
(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...
by Lisa Dabbs | Jul 16, 2015 | Posts
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...
by Lisa Dabbs | Feb 4, 2015 | Posts
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...
by Lisa Dabbs | Jan 2, 2015 | Posts
When I was a classroom teacher I was easily pulled in many directions and got caught up in way too many projects. In my eagerness to serve, I frequently volunteered to be on this committee and to chair that important group. It was easy to get lost to what really...
