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Spark Becomes Flame

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After a year’s pause, it’s with a flickering spirit that I welcome you (and myself) back to “Education, Stading Style.” Like embers waiting to be stoked, this blog is rekindling its mission to illuminate minds, mull over big ideas, and generally chronicle me as an educator starting Year 18 in public education.

Since March 2022, I’ve changed teaching positions, engaged with different educational organizations, and been the Laundry Lady in “Beauty and the Beast.” I find myself surrounded by great ideas when I perk up enough to see them, so consider this blog my fireside muse, casting a warm glow on inventive teaching techniques and the dimly-lit world of itinerant special education services (aka my new job aka the best.job.ever.)

With renewed purpose and a (mostly) fiery determination, join me as I stoke this little fire in my heart. Here’s to sparking innovation, igniting curiosity, and basking in the glow of shared learning.

🌟

En route to Port Graham, Alaska (Spring, 2023). In retrospect, perhaps Chatty and I should have used aviation as the blog post’s extended metaphor.

PS-I’ve unashamedly embraced ChatGPT as my creative writing partner in this journey. Together, we’ll traverse the fascinating landscape of education, fueled by a fusion of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence. See my process here.

Humble Honor

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I’m finishing up with a student and switching out with one of our amazing paraprofessionals when the secretary comes to the classroom and says, “Mike needs you now.” The tone was mildly urgent which is weird because usually it means something is up in the classroom I am fixing to leave.

Must be about testing, I think, more focused on the door being held wide open. We never have that door wide open.

At his office, he says, “Come on in, we have some questions about PBIS,” and it is obvious he has this set up for videoconferencing. Now I’m thinking, shoot, what do I know about this? (Well, lots. I love PBIS.)

It wasn’t about PBIS. Click the tweet to find out.