5 Strategic Life Lessons I Learned From KIA
Personal Development | Posted on February 2, 2016 at 7:33 am by geneinletford
Here’s a written introduction of the video but if you can, watch the video – it’s way more exciting! The first month of 2016 is over and if you are desiring 2016 to be your best year yet, you have to check out these strategies I learned from KIA! Though I’m a teacher, I’m […]
The Purpose of Think It UP!
Blog | My Thoughts | Posted on September 12, 2015 at 10:14 am by geneinletford
Many years ago, the late Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer was being interviewed in London and a reporter asked him, “Doctor, what’s wrong with men today?” The doctor then replied, “Men simply don’t think.” When I heard this from one of Earl Nightingale’s lectures, it made me question my classroom practices. Are my students allowed […]
The Power of the Story: A Lakeshore Lesson
My Thoughts | Posted on July 17, 2015 at 10:43 pm by geneinletford
The Madrid airport was bustling with people quickly running to catch their flights. I glanced at my watch again – 2 more hours *sigh*. My cohort classmate looked at me, “So, what’s your story?” I looked confused, “My what?” “You know, your story?” Ever since that exchange, I began to realize how important […]
Tales From the Donorschoose.org Boardroom
Blog | Grants | Posted on June 30, 2015 at 5:06 pm by geneinletford
I had the pleasure of representing all of the Donorschoose.org teachers at the board meeting in June in New York City. Here is my review on their site: Enjoy! Tales from the Boardroom P.S Be sure to comment on their site in the comment section below! They want to hear from you!
My Flowers of Asia
Creativity | Educational Travel | My Thoughts | Posted on June 12, 2015 at 7:34 pm by geneinletford
I don’t know what started it but while I was in Japan and South Korea last summer, I just started taking pictures of random flowers that caught my eye. Since my focus of the trip was to see these cultures through the arts, I guess these beautiful creations didn’t want to be left out. My […]
Taking A Risk: Charlotte’s Dance
Arts Integration | Creativity | Posted on May 25, 2015 at 9:47 am by geneinletford
One of my educational mentors, Scott Bedley, once told me, “Genein, you can’t expect your students to do something you’re not willing to do yourself.” That struck a cord with me and I now make sure that I’m doing what I expect them to do, if not more. ‘Be life long learners – Read […]
Beyond the Chair: The Truth About Donorschoose
Blog | My Thoughts | Posted on May 8, 2015 at 7:21 am by geneinletford
Have you ever admired a wristwatch? Not just any old watch but a top of the line Movado that not only told time but also the date, your altitude, your heart rate AND it did with style? Donorschoose.org is like that Movado; beautiful, efficient and the top of its class in the world of non-profits. But […]
Creativity: To Be or Not To Be (in PD)
Arts Integration | Blog | Creativity | Educational Travel | Posted on March 5, 2015 at 3:26 pm by geneinletford
Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker once said, “If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” Award-winning educator, Cassie Cox, cleverly connected this statement to the importance of educators “experiencing for ourselves what we hope to inspire.” As Cassie headed to New York to study Duke Ellignton’s contribution to pop culture, other educators […]
We’ll Take You to Your Seoul!
Blog | Educational Travel | Posted on July 21, 2014 at 11:37 pm by geneinletford
That title was from a phrase an college friend would always say when talking about their dream of visiting South Korea. It’s only fitting and proper that I label my final travel blog with it. Seoul, (which actually isn’t pronouced ‘soul’ but ‘se-uul’) is a bubbling metropolitan sprinkled with art establishments, food and fun. With […]
South Korea: The Beauty and Her Beast
Blog | Posted on July 16, 2014 at 7:12 pm by geneinletford
After flying from Hiroshima, Japan to Seoul, South Korea we embarked on a long bus ride to the east coast to Gangnuem. Though this was no Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train), traveling through this Korean countryside was relaxing within itself. The mountains during the ride from west South Korea (Seoul) to the eastern […]
