Pretzel PD 🥨

Excited to learn from Dr. Jen Cooper-Wells about engaging staff meetings that center the voices of those in the room. #IDEAcon

Today's reflection: being an extravert is different than externalising and being an introvert is different than internalising. 'versions are about social stimulation; 'nalisings are about emotional expression. #IDEAcon

I love sharing my passion for games and #gamification with colleagues! My Tuesday afternoon session had attendees sitting on the floor! #IDEAcon

"It's not enough for me to close my door and make my classroom good. I need to follow the conviction that we all need to be good together. Teaching is community work." ~Marcus Luther (paraphrased) #IDEAcon

After doing a poster presentation on new teacher mentoring that had some great conversations, I'm learning from @MikeREarnshaw about lessons we can learn from Fight Club! #IDEAcon

Kicking off IDEAcon with a keynote by Kunal Dalal who is reminding us to be a lighthouse in uncertain times. #IDEAcon

So excited for #IDEAcon this week! I'll be doing sessions on Monday (new teacher mentoring), Tuesday (gamification), and Wednesday (empowering introverts)! Come learn with me!

Gamification session had a packed room! Session on mentoring was a bit more sparse, but it was exciting to share what we are doing in @FSD145 through our @pretzelPD program to improve new teacher mentoring! #IDEA2025

So much learning during #AVIDNATCON! Super excited to have the weekend to rest and then start processing and debriefing with my team next week!

Traveled nearly 1,000 miles to attend #AVIDNATCON in Dallas, Texas, and selected a concurrent session that is being offered more than once. I walked into the room and one of the first people I saw was @Urbana116Super, someone I worked under nearly a decade ago! #ProudOfU

Kicking off the 2024-25 education conference season by attending the @ilprincipals Education Leaders Annual Conference in Peoria, IL! Excited to connect and to learn with my fellow #LegacyBuilders2024 from around the state!

Proud to be providing a #ProfessionalLearning session on the topic of "Quiet Leadership: Empowering Introverts To Lead In A Noisy World" as a guest at the 170th Annual @ieanea Representative Assembly! #IEARA #PretzelPD #PretzelPride #StrongerTogether #BetterTogether

Stair pose! Awkward abounds! #IDEAcon

Loving our new @Wipebook chart paper that we used during our New Teacher Academy @AVID4College module today! #newpretzels #pretzelPD