Blog - Melinda S. Miller

You’ve Gotta Start Somewhere

As the old saying goes...You've gotta start somewhere...That somewhere for me is going to be the Colorado Conversation this weekend.All the virtual conferences/webcasts/podcasts etc. have been so beneficial that I want to share that with others. Especially my teachers.Below is the email I sent our district about hosting the Colorado Conversation "virtually" in Missouri. If you read my blog and you ... Read More about You’ve Gotta Start Somewhere

Input Re: Pre-Packaged School Supplies

For the past 5 years I have been in charge of our district's elementary school supply list. This is the supply list that is given to the children at the beginning of the year and posted at all the school supply stores in the fall.This year our committee decided to investigate pre-packaged school supplies. As you will see in the feedback I received, this means a lot of different things to a lot of ... Read More about Input Re: Pre-Packaged School Supplies

I’ve been “tagged” – 7 things:):):)

NASCAR FAN - I find that people are shocked when they find out that I LOVE to watch car races. It's not just NASCAR necessarily, however that is my favorite. But I just love watching and going to car races.Scrapbook-aholic - Since I never have time to scrapbook anymore, i.e. have children:), I seem to have become a "scrapbook supply collector." This means I still buy the stuff but never actually ... Read More about I’ve been “tagged” – 7 things:):):)

WE Assessment Wall – Uncut

Disclaimers - 1st posted video, unedited=point and shoot, turn up your volumeWE Assessment Wall - Uncut from Melinda Miller on Vimeo. ... Read More about WE Assessment Wall – Uncut

February Teacher Motivation

The month of February can be a loooooooong month! Sometime there are no breaks to look forward to. Judy Domeny Bowen sings about the February Teacher Blues in her album Teacher Therapy. What better way to liven up the month than to have a little fun?:) The idea for Fabulous Friday's in February came from a colleague of mine that is a principal at on the other Willard Schools. Rhonda does Fabulous ... Read More about February Teacher Motivation

Assessment Wall Pre-Post

You may be wondering a "pre-post" is. Well let me just explain. I have been wanting to post about our assessment wall since November and it never works out. Yesterday I used my Flip video camera to record the wall and tell about it and now my Flip video camera doesn't work AGAIN!!! Already sent it back once.An assessment wall is something that I heard about 3-5 years ago. Some of the schools that ... Read More about Assessment Wall Pre-Post