Posts Tagged ‘perseverance’
Stepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant- Do What You Love. Love What You Do. (Step 10)
From the desk of Hope… This is my last post in my series Stepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant. If you would like to read Stepping Stones 1-9, you can find them on the ERG website www.myedresource.com. There are many things I could write about to bring this series to a close…
Read MoreStepping Stones: Facing Failures- Step Eight
From the desk of Hope… Alice and I “birthed” ERG in 2004. In my previous blogs I have addressed some of the circumstances that surrounded the “birthing” of ERG. If you are curious, the blogs are posted on our website, www.myedresource.com and the series is named “stepping stones”. One thing that I had not anticipated…
Read MoreLearning to Make Fried Eggs
From the desk of Hope… I am excited about some action research I did in my house recently. Let me fill you in on why I did this research. I work with teachers almost every day and a common theme I hear in conversations is “these kids just aren’t getting it.” I also live with…
Read MoreStepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant (Step Six)
From the desk of Hope… I feel like I am at the half way point with my story — becoming a literacy consultant. My Blog, Stepping Stone Five, was about getting my Master’s Degree. That seemed to be a turning point in my career. As I said in that blog, “I kicked it up a…
Read MoreStepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant – Step Two
From the desk of Hope… I am a little leery about saying this right out in front of all you but I am going to anyway…… When I first started teaching school, I had no idea what I was doing. I had gone to college for four years to be a teacher and made good…
Read MoreStepping Stones: My Journey to Becoming a Literacy Consultant- Step One
From the Desk of Hope…. I work with teachers in some capacity almost everyday. A very common question I am asked is, “how did you become a literacy consultant?” followed by a comment along the lines of, “I want to become one, too!” I have decided to take a deep dive into my past…
Read More5 Things You Can Do to Encouarge a Growth Mindset in Kids (via Wonder of Children blog)
I have spent a lot of time this week with parents and talking about kids, reading, and learning. It is one of the best parts of my job and if I had my wish, I would do much more parent education sessions than I currently do. As I was preparing to write tonight’s blog, I…
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