In speaking with a fellow educator and friend at the First conference today, we discussed issues between the administrators and teachers...

No matter how empathetic you are, it’s so much easier giving advice than it is being the receiver. I have told people countless times to...

I don’t typically make New Year’s Resolutions because I feel reflection and change should be fluid, not fixed to a certain date or time,...

Lately, I’ve had some friends and colleagues who have been going through both personal and professional struggles. For many of them,...

I was scrolling through the Twitters yesterday, and found this tweet by Tom Loud: I love discussing climate and culture because they...

This is something that I have said to my own children so many times. The lecture typically went something like this: “It’s great when...

There is a certain feeling, a certain effect, that going to ISTE has on the majority of the attendees. Sometimes you can see it in their...

Being on vacation but still desiring to keep up with my blog, I asked my good friend and colleague, Renee Reszel, to provide a guest...

I have had some of the most wonderful bosses on the planet. People that are truly still my mentors and friends, some of the first people...

Reaching the delicate balance of transparency can be a tricky task. In all the districts that I’ve worked, I’ve never experienced the...

If I could choose one of my goals in which I was guaranteed to make happen prior to leaving education, it would be to create leaders who...

I like to think that I subscribe to the humble-teacher way of thinking. I did not get into education for recognition or to tell people...

We have all read statistics on the decline of student engagement between kindergarten and graduation. I recently read the article Bored...

I was meeting with a principal today, and I always enjoy talking to him because his conversations are typically the perfect blend of...

When people find out what I do in my position, I often get asked why we need technology in schools. Yes, often I get asked this question....

I still have 102 days until I have been in my administrative role for one year. I have a countdown on my phone, because like your first...

I innately stink at change. That probably seems like a strange quality to admit while working in the field of education, especially when...

I truly believe that as my position has changed and I have moved into administration, the more people I serve in my role. I have been...

Every teacher evaluation system that I have been apart of has been implemented with the best of intentions. Administrators don’t start...

I have always been interested in tech, and I’ve always been willing to show what I know even before I was a technology integrator....