Officially Summer

Today I turned in my keys and left my teaching site after being there for 3 years. It has been an amazing place to work. The thing I will miss the most (besides the kids!) is the dedicated team that has become my extended family. I know that I'll keep in touch with them, but it will be different not seeing them everyday at work. We laughed, ugly-cried, and made a difference together. My peers have helped me grow into the teacher I am today. They have truly shown me that we are stronger together. I know that collaborating with them has made me a better and more effective teacher. I started my journey into project based learning here, grew to love decimals and fractions, and have so many experiences that I will take with me to my new site.
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I feel excited for my new journey as I learn new things and meet new people. I have already packed my summer full of professional development. I will be returning to the UC Davis History Project as a teacher leader and will get to present a lesson to other teachers at later seminars. History is a passion that I love to bring into the classroom. My husband and I are planning a trip to London this summer. I can't wait to explore the palaces and places that I teach my students about every year.

Image result for teach like a pirateI usually start teaching students about early explorers, colonies, and the American Revolution by teaching them about social status in Europe specifically England. It will be fascinating to gather pictures in London to show my students next year what actually looks like.

This summer I plan to pack as much reading in as possible. Most recently I finished reading "Lead Like a Pirate" by Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf. My husband brought it home and I read it in one sitting. This text is a guide for principals on how to be a great leader. I'm not really the target audience, but I really enjoyed reading it. I knew I had an amazing principal at my previous site, but it was unreal how everything mentioned in this book was something she does so well. I recently learned that there is a book by the same authors targeting teachers, so I'll have to pick up that book and read it too. It is called, "Teach Like a Pirate." I'll close this entry with a quote that I have been really inspired by lately:  Image result for edison quotes

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