Blog - Melinda S. Miller

Me So Forty….and Getting Healthy

Some of you are handling your milestone birthday a bit better than I am. So I thought would share all the Apps, gadgets, crazy things I am doing to deal with this once in a lifetime event....... Getting in shape! It appears that my HS friends and some online friends are running marathons and/or doing triathlons. I think I will just stick to getting healthy and back into decent shape ... Read More about Me So Forty….and Getting Healthy

Schools In Need: Joplin, MO and Minot, ND

Imagine the school, classroom, home you live or work in be completely obliterated by a tornado. If you can't image that try to vision your school completely submerged in river water. Below are links to both schools and information how you can help. Joplin Schools - Bright Futures Joplin Schools on Facebook Minot Schools ... Read More about Schools In Need: Joplin, MO and Minot, ND

Oh….And this too.

The Write Tools My summer reading list is a long as everyone else's. This was added to my reading list after having lunch with @dlegore a couple weeks ago. She attended the 90/90/90 conference in St. Louis and this was promoted by the Leadership and Learning Center. Last year we focused a lot on writing as a school and as a district. My teachers began collaborative scoring for the first time and ... Read More about Oh….And this too.

Surprising! Leading My Staff in the Summer

You would think that as social networking, blogging, twittering savvy as I think I am that I would have used my staff blog for more PD in the past? Nope. Just posted info and directives until this summer........ Secret Info: I have a blog that is specific to my teachers that I do not publicize. Some of you might have found it or I shared it with you because you requested it. Otherwise it is the ... Read More about Surprising! Leading My Staff in the Summer

No More Boring Meetings!

In an effort to improve the format of my "meetings" in general I ordered Kagan's Cooperative Meetings gigantic manual. Then I scanned it to pdf, emailed it to myself and uploaded it to GoodReaders on my ipad! Like I am going to carry around a 10 lb. binder all summer? Um....No. You know all that required info we have to share our staff that is the sit-n-get kind? Not any more! Well I hope not:) I ... Read More about No More Boring Meetings!