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Recent Posts
Category Archives: Education
Kick-off the 2020-21 School Year Virtually: How to Create a Welcome Back Slide Deck for Your Students & Parents
A lot of school districts will be teaching classes remotely to start the 2020-21 school year. We do not know how long this is going to take, but we have to hit the ground running as we would if we … Continue reading
Posted in Education, family, Louisville, Teachers
Tagged #AsynchronousInstruction, #HealthEducation, #HPE, #onlineteaching, #physicaleducation, #VirtualLessons
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Each 1 Teach 1
Contractually, we do have a much needed break. A true educator, however, is always refreshing content knowledge, and evolving with pedagogy. Our goal is to make each school year more impactful than the others. A lot of us complete required … Continue reading
Lesson Ideas for Online Physical Education
Taking a break from travel and running posts to give an update on what distance learning looks like for the 200 Smootents in my middle school physical education classes. JCPS KY Non-Traditional Instruction: It was a challenge to grasp how … Continue reading
Posted in Education, fitness, health, Teachers
Tagged Distance Learning, Middle School, Online teaching, Virtual Lesson Plans, Virtual PE Resources
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The Little Rock Half Marathon & 5K Recap
The Little Rock, Arkansas race series have been on my radar for quite some time. They are known for their huge, over-the-top medals and unique race themes. The 2020 theme was “Totally Awesome” as a tribute to the 80s. Training … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, fitness, half marathon, health, landmarks, running, Teachers, Travel
Tagged Arkansas, Flo-Jo, Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock Nine, Top Things to do in Little Rock
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Spotlight on Imane
Imane is one of my former Smootents (Ms. Smoot + Students) from Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center. Her family moved from Chad to Louisville, KY in 2007. We met shortly after when Imane was scheduled to my Reading class. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, family, mothers, Teachers
Tagged #African culture, #Job Corps Works!, #Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center
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New Season, who ‘dis?
Fall Break from school called for a quick trip to Florida to visit my parents. The timing was perfect due to a crisis situation regarding my work as a therapeutic foster parent. Sleep has been difficult, and working out has … Continue reading
Posted in Education, fitness, Florida, health, running, Travel
Tagged #Lake Mirror, #Lakeland Runners Club, #Ybor City
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Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration
The Black Expo in Indianapolis, IN is a celebration of African American culture. Underserved communities have a one stop shop with over $2,000 worth of free health screenings, job applications, voter registration and supporting black owned businesses. Being in Indianapolis … Continue reading
Posted in Art, concerts, Education, family, foster parent, health, Indiana, Indianapolis, landmarks, mothers, Travel
Tagged Indiana Black Expo, Summer Celebration
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Biltmore Estate
The highlight of our Smoky Mountain road trip was taking a tour of the Biltmore Estate. George Vanderbilt took his inheritance from his father’s railroad and steamboat monopoly and invested in 125,000 acres of land in Asheville, NC. The Vanderbilts … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Education, family, foster parent, landmarks, Photography, Travel
Tagged Asheville, Dale Chihuly, North Carolina, The Biltmore Estate
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Fit & Fabulous
Summer is officially here! I am excited to near the completion of my capstone project for a certificate in Diversity Literacy from U of L. This means no more project deadlines, and I can focus on 2018-19 lesson planning. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, family, fitness, foster parent, health, Indiana, Juicing, Louisville, recipes, running
Tagged #JCPSDL, Education, foster parenting, Running
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Black Excellence
On May 12, 2018, I was awarded my 2nd Master’s Degree in Education for Teacher Leadership from the University of Louisville. Upon completion of a capstone project during the summer, I will earn a certificate in Diversity Literacy. This degree … Continue reading
Posted in Education, family, foster parent, Louisville, Photography
Tagged #BlackExcellence, #UofL18, #UofLAlumni, Education, Graduation
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