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I was invited by my Superintendent to present on what I have been doing at Michigan Teacher of the Year.  I was excited to share all the exciting things I have been doing, and after preparing, I saw that my 10 minute presentation would be over an hour!  So I narrowed it down to a couple highlights...

Last week, I had an amazing opportunity to meet all the other State Teachers of the Year (STOY) at a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The conference is put on by the Chief Council of State School Officials (CCSSO) as part of their National Teacher of the Year Program.  Here we spent a lot of time...

It has been a wonderful experience sitting on the State of Michigan Board meetings each month.  I have seen first-hand the hard work and dedication that each person on the board displays and the commitment of everyone involved to bring forth the best educational opportunities for our children.  There...

This weekend I attended my first Network Banquet and Conference.  What an amazing time meeting some of the state’s top educators!  On Thursday, I attended the banquet honoring educators who have received awards the past two years, including myself.  As the 2012-2013 Michigan Teacher of the Year,...

  Today I met with some other educators in The Network, formerly Michigan Network of Educators, which consist of a group of educator leaders from the Teacher of the Year, Milken Award Winners, National Board Certified teachers, Presidential Award winners, etc.   The focus of this meeting was planning...

  This Saturday our Instructional Leadership Team met for another MiFil conference in Lansing.  The goal this year has been to build a self-sustaining, more collaborative and accountable professional learning community in our school.  The morning started by looking at our observations about instructional...

Today I presented at the Michigan Digital Learning Conference at the Macomb Intermediate School District.  It is always so great to meet other educators and share ideas! At this conference everyone had a chance to: Explore, examine, and learn when, where and how to integrate digital learning into classroom...

Grand Rapids Public Schools implemented a new concept today at its district-wide professional development.  Last month a survey came around to all employees having them choose a session they would like to attend for professional growth off a list of around 20 different topics.  The list was narrowed...

This evening I was part of a wonderful event at the GVSU Alumni House.  I was invited to attend a dinner with other successful alumni professionals.  I loved the concept – they professionals from ten different areas (education, criminal justice, nursing, engineering, etc.) seated at different...

Yesterday I presented at the MiGoogle Conference in Southfield.  It was great to meet educators from around the state and hear how they used Google Applications in the classroom to enhance student learning.  I attended many sessions myself where I learned about flipping the classroom, using Google...