Blog - Melinda S. Miller

ALC/PLC Podcast

I just uploaded my most recent podcast.Practical Principals PodcastWOW of the Week - Talks about my tutoring programBook Pick - The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C. MaxwellShow content talks about our school and districts journey through the Accelerated Schools process/Accelerated ... Read More about ALC/PLC Podcast

Friday Funny….Desktop Icons

In my Thursday blog post to my teachers I mentioned to them that if they didn't have the Teacher Handbook as an icon on their desktop yet that it would be pretty "rewarding" for them to have displayed by Friday. I was going to come around check. Doesn't that sound better than, "Have your icon ... Read More about Friday Funny….Desktop Icons

It’s Official… The Practical Principals Have ‘Arrived’

Yesterday Scott Elias and I officially launched the Practical Principal's podcast "What you didn't learn in grad school." Not that either of us have anything else to do.... work, kids, Dr. programs, etc. We just think there are a lot of conversations out there that can benefit school ... Read More about It’s Official… The Practical Principals Have ‘Arrived’

For the Love of Blogging

I think today is Blog Day. Or at least sometime soon it is Blog Day. I am not sure what that means exactly and we are not having a school-wide assembly to honor Blog Day but I am sure that I am suppose to write something regarding the benefits of blogging today. (It is all starting to run together ... Read More about For the Love of Blogging

1st day poem

1st day poem Originally uploaded by mmiller7571 I am using a feature in flickr to blog this so we will see how it goes. This is my poem and token I gave my teachers this year. Last month I posted about last year's poem. This poem was ready but I hadn't given it to my teachers yet so I couldn't ... Read More about 1st day poem

I caved!!! Time to admit it.

I finally caved and bought a Palm Treo. May not be the "newest" gadget in the world but it is to me. I bought the palm phone about 4 years ago but took it back because it just seemed large and ridiculous. I have had a palm since they came out forever ago and loved it at first.When I became a ... Read More about I caved!!! Time to admit it.