Author Archives: Kathy Perret

About Kathy Perret

Passionate about supporting students & teachers, lifelong learner, instructional coach, enjoys technology integration, collaborating with others, reading, advocating for ELL and special needs students, and facilitating professional learning. I'm a licensed administrator seeking elementary principal position (preferably in Iowa). Currently President of the Learning Forward - Iowa (formerly the Iowa Staff Development Council), Vice President of Leadership Siouxland, board secretary for The Mary Elizabeth Pre-School and Day Care Center, co-moderator of #educoach and co-founder of #edcampsiouxcity.

Never Stop Learning

Posted on March 5, 2013

cc licensed flickr photo shared by deeplifequotes “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” ~ Abigail Adams Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? Does it play over and … Continue reading →

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Close Reading: Am I Getting Close?

Posted on February 24, 2013

I have become obsessed with learning more about Close Reading. I have been reading everything I can get my hands on to understand this strategy and be able to assist teachers with this shift in thinking. I have devoted much … Continue reading →

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Global Collaborative Dialogues

Posted on February 15, 2013

cc licensed flickr photo shared by BrianCSmith I am a learner. Everyday I strive to learn something new. Today my new learning came from @twahlert when I attended a session she did on Transitional and Transformational Technology - two ways that student engagement … Continue reading →

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Professional Growth via Twitter Chats

Posted on February 5, 2013

I started reading a new book over the weekend in preparation for a virtual book study with fellow #educoach colleagues which begins Wednesday, February 6th. Our weekly Twitter chat (Wednesdays at 9:00 CST) will focus on the book High-Impact Instruction by fellow #educoach … Continue reading →

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Inspiration to Write

Posted on February 2, 2013

How’s the blogging going? What was your last post about? These were questions a good friend and supporter of my work asked of me last weekend. I had to admit my last post was January 1, 2013 and that was … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on January 1, 2013

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 55,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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Leadership Lessons from Santa

Posted on December 23, 2012

During the holiday season I love listening to Christmas music in my car and at home. I sing along – sometimes at the top of my lungs. It always puts me in a festive mood. One song in particular has … Continue reading →

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Random Acts of Kindness

Posted on December 4, 2012

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.  ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown On Friday, November 27, 2012, I woke to the NBC Today Show’s clip of the NYPD officer … Continue reading →

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The Choice Is Ours

Posted on November 27, 2012

cc licensed flickr photo shared by Yousef AlSudais I recently stumbled upon a Stephen Covey video on YouTube entitled Carry Your Own Weather via a tweet from someone attending a 7-Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. The video caused me to reflect … Continue reading →

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Knowng vs. Doing Gap

Posted on October 8, 2012

To begin I feel I must submit a disclaimer to this post. I have read a few blog posts on the Knowing – Doing Gap and I am aware of the book by this same title by Jeffry Pfeffer and … Continue reading →

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