A bit about me...

I am entering my 8th year teaching at Sun Path Elementary- a school in Minnesota.  My entire career has been teaching primary grades, and now I have made a big leap to teaching intermediate- 4th grade!  I alternate between feeling super excited and very nervous.

In addition to being brand new in 4th grade, I'm also a rookie blogger.  So why would I start a blog AND a new job position?  A couple of reasons:

• To hold myself accountable- after doing first grade for SOOO long, I felt like I had a tendency to get stuck in a rut and continue with the status quo- hopefully by going public, I will be more accountable to stay innovative and fresh.
• To be reflective- it is scary leaving something familiar and moving towards something so different.  I hope to use this blog to reflect on both successes and missteps.  I hope that being more reflective in my practice will help me to grow as an educator.  
• I'm also going to try to link ideas I try to my brand new Teachers Pay Teacher store.  Hopefully things that work well for me could benefit others.  

We'll see how it all goes!

Personally, I have been married to Nate for 4.5 years.  We have two kids, John (3.5) & Ryan (4 months).  They are the best little boys ever.  Being a mom is my favorite thing- our family loves to swim, visit parks, go to Barnes & Noble and enjoy our cabin in Three Lakes, Wisconsin.  I feel incredibly blessed to have my family.  Enjoying my job at Sun Path is the icing on the cake.  Thanks for reading!