Re-wiring A Brain

Our brains are amazing. I am so inspired by this video of an engineer learning to ride a backwards bike then re-learning to ride a regular bike.  What a great lesson in the thought that it is never too late!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8JUsJV9a0Q

2017 March

Accomplishments

• Created a new section in the library for writing skills
• Book Festival planning
• Worked with Foundations for special funding
• Title I audit prep
• Wrote book with Ms. R's class
• Initiated yoga classes with two classes
• PD – Curriculum Planning
• Develop new research class unit
• Document formatting for curriculum team
• Author visit planning
• Student volunteering in library
• After writing several books with the elementary students, I have decided to make a new section of the library to highlight tools for writing. This new display is located near the historical fiction area. 

After working with several teachers during a curriculum PD day, I developed a new one day research lesson for high school students. This lesson will be taught to Ms. H's class in preparation for their controversial issues research paper.

Having completed CARE Training, I started doing Yoga story times with the elementary classes. These have been very successful. I am also working with a professional yoga instructor to offer classes for our students this summer.

I have also continued to write books with Ms. R’s class. We wrote a wonderful book called A Whale of a Tale. This has been printed and published and distributed to students.