I was selected to present at the 2016 EdTech Conference. I was happy that my presentation was well received by those who attended. My session took advanced users through…
Every now and then children need to clean their rooms. A similar requirement is necessary for students concerning their computers. Staying digitally organized is an important skill to learn…
The principal at Pocahontas Middle School heads a group of student leaders. The Project BLUE committee (Building Leaders Unlocking Excellence) works on numerous activities throughout the year. I was asked to…
When one of the Art teachers explained that she was was part of the Language Arts Enrichment Wheel, and she had an idea, I got very excited! The…
The administration at Pocahontas completes an extraordinary number of classroom observations and walk-throughs. In addition, the teaching staff also complete at least one reflective observation of another teacher…
I try to help all faculty be more efficient at what they do. School counselors have many responsibilities. One particular responsibility is helping students with scheduling. The 8th…
The new Health and PE teacher did his student teaching in Chesterfield county last year. He mentioned talking with his cooperating teacher and getting ideas. When he explained…
Being active in Professional Organizations is an important part of Professional Growth and Leadership. As part of the Executive Board for VERA my responsibilities include making the registration…
Development of a school wide digital citizenship campaign is essential for helping students develop healthy online habits. Monthly lessons have been developed to teach students through our school-wide…
The HOX Morning News is an important part of Pocahontas Middle School. Students volunteer to fulfill all the necessary roles: anchors, director, telepromptor. Teams of four student run…
The Social Studies Department at Pocahontas Middle school organized an amazing Veteran’s Day assembly. This school wide event included music performed by the band, orchestra and chorus. Teachers and students…
The beginning of the year is the perfect time to review the Teaching Innovation Progress Chart. I lead a norming activity with teachers in the various departments. Using a…
Pocahontas Middle School teacher work so hard to make their classrooms engaging. The creativity they bring to their lessons is amazing and part of that is allowing students…
Being efficient is important when there is simply too much information that much be shared with teachers. In order to make all teachers aware of the new guidelines…
I wanted to give students an opportunity to share work they were proud of. I set up a Google form and a virtual Google Dropbox so that students…
Finding additional methods for keeping parents informed is an important part of a positive school climate. One enhancement I established at Pocahontas was the migration from PowerPoint to…
At Tuckahoe Middle School, teachers needed a centralized location to find all the important links they need throughout the day. A place that can be updated and edited…
A new school year has begun. I have moved to Pocahonas Middle School and one of my first tasks was to brand the teacher observation blog with a…
At Tuckahoe Middle School we are concerned about the safety of all of our staff and students. Working with the school nurse, a short series off videos was…
Tuckahoe Middle appreciates all of its staff. For Councelor Appreciation Week, I was able to pull several students to talk about how much they appreciate thier school councelors.
As part of our school’s committment to student safety, we deveoted portions of the school day throughout the year to internet safety lessons. This lesson was a simple…
Professional development is key to maintaining an effective staff. I was very excited to write this grant allowing Tuckahoe Middle School to invite two constultants who would bring…
In keeping with the theme for 2014-2015 (Tuckahoe’s Got Talent), I was asked to create a theme based agenda for teacher’s first week back to school. I was…
Designing the 2014-2015 logo for the school’s theme was exciting. Events and activities will be based around this theme. I used Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create…
Every year the ITRT are responsible for updating and creating all training material. I was part of the team that updated the old and created new material for…
This 2013-14 Henrico 21 Project Winner was a culminating cultural celebration for IB Spanish I classes. Students research true cultural cuisine to create the menus for their theme…
This video was created as a final farewell and goodbye to the principal at Tuckahoe Middle School. The lyrics were modified from the Lorde song “Royals” and the…
Have you ever wanted to be a Professional Pinner? Someone who gets paid to find and pin items to a Pinterest Board for a company or business? Today…