New York, New York
I am giddy with excitement. I feel like it is the night before Christmas and I am desperately waiting in anticipation of what is to come the next day. Tomorrow I set out for my first Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Institute! I am about to spend the next 6 days completely immersed in coaching, writing, and teaching - surrounded by others who are there for the same reason. I can't imagine a better way to get a push forward as an instructional coach. These past 6 weeks I have been an Instructional Coach at the school that I have spent the past 10 years teaching in. I definitely enjoy my new position, however, I feel like there is so much more to come and I am in waiting for it to truly get started. I feel like I am chomping at the bit. I am incredibly busy, but I am questioning how much impact I am truly making. During our staff meetings, our theme this year is KNOW THY IMPACT. I am preaching this to teachers and repeating this line over and over. I now need to think a...