Women’s History Month 2012: Sheryl Sandberg

If you’re anything like me, you spend a considerable amount of time on Facebook. For a long time I didn’t give any real thought about the people who were helping to lead the social media behemoth. All I knew was that Mark Zuckerbergwas the CEO. I didn’t need to know anything else…right? In my head I…

2011 Year In Review: March – December

So I’ve been in Ohio for the holidays and a much deserved break. What I didn’t realize when I started my Year In Review series was that my access to the internet and writing time here would be spotty at best. I’ve decided to put the rest of the months into one post so that…

2011 Year In Review: February

February was filled with some weird ups and downs for me but it was overall a good month. Maybe I’ll start with the ‘downs’. At my job there are grants that you can apply for in order to fund your innovative idea. In my first year I used this really cool literacy curriculum that played…

2011 Year In Review: January

With just about 12 days left before the new year I’ve decided to follow Megan by completing my own year in review. Over the next 12 days I’ll post highlights from this past year – and boy was there a lot! Let’s get started…

Five Things Friday

Work has again gotten the best of me. With 30-ish days left in this tour of service things have picked up at an alarming speed. With that said, I wanted to get back into the blogging routine with a Five Things Friday post; 5 things that are going on for me this week. 1. iPhone…

Job Hunting Edition

In the past few months I have embarked on a job hunt of epic proportions. When I started, I didn’t have a clear idea of where to start or which websites were reputable hubs. After 3+ months of site-crawling I’ve compiled my list of 5 websites that will be essential to your search. Idealist This…

Five Things Friday

1. Last In, First Out (LIFO) LIFO is the procedure by which unionized school districts decide which teachers to lay off first. It says that the newest teachers (no matter how good) lose their jobs first due to seniority. Could there be a worse policy? (Hint: NO!) It’s budget season and many amazing teachers are being…

Technology Tuesday: 5 Online Tools to Help Boost Teamwork

Teamwork is the quintessential skill in the 21st century. Everywhere we turn we’re asked to work with others to complete an assigned task. Many times it’s hard to get everyone on your team to play nice, complete tasks, or even communicate efficiently and effectively. In this Technology Tuesday Twofer I highlight 5 online tools that…