by smcneely | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog
One evening last week, I headed to the stylist for some overdue maintenance. Typically on these trips, I allow myself the senseless pleasure of catching up on celebrity gossip via the glossy magazines sprinkled throughout the salon. But on this night, I was feeling...
by smcneely | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog
I am in constant pursuit of objects, videos, and stories that can serve as a metaphor to open participants’ thoughts for learning. I recently came across the video here and will be sharing it with our Striving Readers Literacy coaches this week as an appetizer...
by smcneely | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
I had a friend once who liked to open my refrigerator whenever she came over for a visit, just to get a sneak peek of my life via the foods I had on hand. This blog entry is partially inspired by those fridge glimpses, but also by a blogger I follow regularly who did...
by smcneely | Aug 20, 2010 | Blog
As the summer hits mid-point and schools are gearing up to begin again, I’m reminded I’ll be back on the road extra early soon enough and perhaps need to reconsider my morning routine. I’m not at all a morning person and when my day has to start...
by smcneely | Jul 20, 2010 | Blog
On Sunday night I had a lovely evening with 5 delicious NYC friends. And so it goes, when we had chatted long enough about everything else there is to say, someone brought up the impossible question: “Sherri, what is it again that you do?” Sigh. We’ve been through...
