Activities Update

Greetings! I'm going to take a break from dropping resources this go-around to share with you a bit about what I've been up to. In the last month, I've attended several professional development opportunities, co-taught, observed, coached, and (of course) attended a slew of meetings.

Is this not perfect?

One of the highlights was getting to co-teach at Kearney for a couple of days. The kids can be challenging, but I loved being the "Jolly Rancher Lady" and getting back into the proverbial trenches with Michael.

Another high point was attending a course called "Managing Remote Employees" through Employer's Council. Carlo graciously paid for half of this training and I learned an enormous amount about conducting performance planning and reviews, daily communications with staff, giving good feedback/asking good questions, and even how to conduct behavioral interviews to screen for good remote employees. I walked away with loads of techniques and am having a blast rolling out some of the simpler ones. 

I live in that zone.

More recently, I spent a couple of days with Dr. Diane Bassett. We travelled to multiple schools and were thoroughly impressed with the work being done. The kids were, as always, curious, wise, intelligent, and adorable. Visiting classrooms is by far my favorite thing.

The last bit I'll share with you is that I'm working with some CMAMI partners to assemble a presentation for the National Mentoring Summit, which will take place in January. The topic will be all about how understanding identity can strengthen match relationships. I'm stoked to be working with two fabulous ladies on this project!

Coming up, I've got more co-teaching, site visits, and meetings. I'm excited for two of those things - Can you guess which ones? :-)