#1 Be Silly: Koo Koo Kanga Roo
I am not a dancer by any means. I am usually the girl who is standing on the outside watching everyone dance. This summer was about being silly and stepping out of my comfort zone. In July, I went to see Koo Koo Kanga Roo. Neil and Bryan came to an elementary school in Baltimore and played a free show. Some of my amazing friends and colleagues joined me in being silly. The best part of the night was meeting Koo Koo Kanga Roo. Not only did the guys perform a fast paced, silly show for over an hour, but they made sure to interact with all fans after the show. Great way to get energized for the year!
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| My teacher tribe posing with Koo Koo Kanga Roo. |
#2 Be Honest: Ron Clark
Ashley Schroeder from Schroeder Shenanigans in 2nd sponsored the Penn State Altoona Education conference in August. Guess who headlined the conference....Mr. Ron Clark from The Ron Clark Academy. He spoke about his life and how he came to write his book Move Your Bus.
If you are looking for honesty, Mr. Clark will give you a good dose of honesty with tons of laughter in between. He spoke of building relationships with your colleagues and students. He described the role of educators as runners, joggers, walkers, or riders on the bus of teaching. His words to all of the educators were to "Do Something" this year.
After his empowering, honest talk, Mr. Clark took time to meet with everyone. He smiled and chatted with us as if were were the only ones in the room. Ashley Schroeder from Schroeder Shenanigans in 2nd and Chris Pombonyo from Famous in First (now Fourth) also shared ways to make changes and inspire your colleagues and students. It was a day of honest, productive conversations to better myself as a educator and person.
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| Let me just tell you when Mr. Ron Clark tells you to "Run!", people you "RUN"! |
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| My friends, Amanda from Primarily Penguins, Jessica and myself meeting the amazing Mr. Ron Clark. |
#3 Be Kind: Maryland Teacher Meet Up
I have been so envious to see all of the amazing teacher meet ups around the U.S. I just wanted one close to me on the east coast so I could begin meeting other teachers. It was just my luck this summer that 4 sweet teacher bloggers in Maryland took on the challenge. Thanks to Susie from Shafer's Shenanigans, Caitlin from Cait's Cool School, Michelle from Pocketful of Primary, and Ashley from The Sassy School Teacher for a wonderful Maryland teacher meet up.
We had a delicious brunch buffet at Langermann's in Canton, amazing giveaways from many generous people, great conversations and laughter while new friendships were formed. I was incredibly lucky to win some great giveaways. Check out my awesome prizes!
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| A gift basket from Brittany Cooper (Perfectly Posh), gift card to Apples and ABC's TPT store, and a GoNoodle Maximo is my spirit animal t-shrt.
I was able to share the kindess shown to me with Michelle from Pocketful of Primary. She really wanted the Maximo t-shirt, but the organizers didn't put themselves in the drawing. Well after realizing the t-shirt wouldn't fit, I gladly passed it on to Michelle. I was glad to give back to such a caring person.
I e-mailed GoNoodle because I wanted to buy my own Maximo shirt. Erin from GoNoodle e-mailed me back to let me know that they are not selling these shirts in their store yet. However GoNoodle showed kindness to me by sending me a Maximo shirt because I showed kindness to Michelle.
So after the Best Summer Yet....I am making this the Best Year ever. Teachers Pay Teachers is helping by having a Best Year Ever Bonus sale on Monday, August 22nd. My store will also be on sale. Use the code: OneDay to get 28% off your purchases. That's not all! I am giving away a $10 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers that you can use during the sale.  |
