"Whatever you can do, or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Goethe #EDLR5402

Excited to begin working with my mentor principal and her leadership team today at the first meeting of the '21-'22 school year! #EDLR5402

Teacher supports, community of trust, active communication b/w stakeholders, grading reform, and the question of what is “grade level”… Some of the many topics addressed in the leadership meeting. So cool to see my learning applied in context already! #edlr5402

What a treat it is to be doing my reading outside on this gorgeous day! Learning never stops. #edlr5402

Update: learning had to stop briefly when bugs decided that they too wanted to learn more about effective PL. Learning has now resumed indoors. #edlr5402

"...professional learning is more effective when we begin by asking educators how we can help them rather than by telling them what to do differently." -Kyle Mayer in Allison Rodman's "Personalized Professional Learning" #EDLR5402

“Personalized professional learning empowers teachers to take an active role in their growth and honors both their voice and choice.” Rodman #EDLR5402

Our world is so personalized. Professional learning should be personalized too. #EDLR5402

Communicating the timeline of the professional learning helps teachers see the through-line of their work throughout the year. This allows teachers to prepare for the work by collecting their knowledge and ideas to help participate and facilitate in the learning. #EDLR5402

Educators go above & beyond to support their students – which is why getting vaccinated is so important. It’s the single best way to make sure our students are safe & successful as we return to school. #WeCanDoThis

“Love is the key to changing and transforming the self-concepts of black children; it creates the path to self-esteem.” Rock My Soul, bell hooks Fan Page #EDLR5402

The power of voices of young people. A powerful statement by Dr. Wilson in #EDLR5402

Beginning my philosophy for leading professional learning by writing down all my key takeaways from #EDLR5402 so far. It's amazing to see how much I have learned already. I'm looking forward to put my learning into action soon.

Equity work will take time. Start with an authentic conversation, embrace your mistakes and missteps, then grow. We need to trust ourselves and the process. #EDLR5402

Really informative and authentic conversations coming out of fishbowl #2! #EDLR5402

Always a good reminder #edlr5402

“Teachers need opportunities to apply and integrate their understanding into specific, authentic contexts to engage in deeper understanding; otherwise those concepts remain abstract rather than concrete learning moments.” #edlr5402

Officially wrapping up summer 1 of my 092 journey with UConn Neag School of Education. Can’t wait to keep the learning going this Fall! #EDLR5402