The idea of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking came to me at a time when I was looking for a more concrete way to...

Awhile back, I began trying to delineate what needed to be in place for a teacher to really have the best chance of being innovative in...

I’ve read articles that describe social media as one of the reasons that teenagers have self-esteem issues partially because of how...

You’re at work. It’s been a tough day. You’ve had a hard lockdown drill, you were just told it’s time for another formal observation and...

Lately, I have been asked repeatedly by various people why I blog. I started blogging because one of my good friends, who I have a ton of...

I think sometimes there is a misperception that the amount of influence you have comes from how much control you can exert. You can...

Today, I was at a Technology Director’s meeting. I know it may not sound riveting exactly, but it is one of the best cross-district...

While I truly value my professional learning network that I’ve worked so diligently to build, there a few people in my life that I have...

In education, we often need to operate with a huge amount of faith in people. We need to have faith that administrators are going to lead...

Although our district has been 1:1 for about eight years, this is the first year we have implemented a student led helpdesk. I’m not...

Consistently exhibiting good leadership qualities is not always easy. Sometimes, I even find myself slipping into thoughts that would not...

I am in my sixth district in 12 years. There have been various reasons as to why I’ve left my positions over the years. I’ve been laid...

There are some days I want to quit. Everyone, even the best of us, have these days every now and again. One of my favorite movies ever is...

Whenever I hear the phrase “Make good choices!” it makes me smile and brings me back to my elementary teaching days. It always seemed...

Trust should be the concrete foundation of a relationship, and yet it can also be the reason that the relationship ends or is in constant...

One of my favorite people in the world, Jen Williams, shared an article today called From a Rising Senior to Her Teachers: Things to...

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,...