My heart is seriously about to burst! You all are just the sweetest. I have had so many educators reach out to me and let me know how much they like this week's Monday's Moment about identifying your why for being a teacher. So, some of my wonderful friends asked to make it into a link party! I have never done one on my own before but what better way to start than by all of us sharing why we teach?! Before you get started, you may want to check out the video below where I share some of my favorite "why" reasons and read the original post here so that you are all caught up on the purpose of my What's Your Why? message. Anywho, I am really passionate about my career, and I know that you are, too! Spend a few minutes thinking about why you do what you do. There is a reason that you wake up every morning and walk into your classroom ready to tackle a day full of learning with your students. Here are just a few of mine! Now it is your turn! Grab the image ...
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What’s Your Why?
Each week, as I sit down to record my new Monday's Moment segment, I spend just a few short minutes gathering my thoughts. Then, I turn on my computer and hit record. I don't really plan what I am going to say. Sure, I have some ideas. And yes, there are many times that I think about what I want to talk about during the week(this usually happens at 2:00am and I have to try to write it down RIGHT then so that I don't forget), but the words that I have shared for the last few weeks are truly from the heart. That's why it took a little bit of courage for me to hit "post" this week. If you have already seen the video than you probably know why I was a little afraid. I am no stranger to tears, but it is a whole new story to SHARE those tears with a few thousand people. It leaves you vulnerable. This week's Monday's Moment was all about me sharing my WHY. What do I mean by that? I mean..what is your why? Why do you teach? Why do you do what you do? Hopefully, you can ...
Monday’s Moment- inspiration from the heart
This is going to be one of those "raw" posts so brace yourself! Last summer, I was extremely blessed to attend the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in Las Vegas. It was exceptional on so many levels. One of the biggest things that I took away from trip came from Rachel Lynette's session as she talked about teacher creators finding their creating "niche". Her niche is task cards. She is the task card queen and you better believe that if I am looking for a task card then I am going to head to her store first. Angie from Lucky Little Learners has found her niche in her brag tags and interactive notebooks. Little old me has been patiently waiting for me to find my creating niche. Maybe it will happen one day. But, in all reality, I am okay if that never happens. I have said from the very beginning of my teaching journey that one of my favorite things to do is find what works for educators and then brag on them and share their ideas with as many people as possible in hopes of ...