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...

As I’ve worked on my ability to be reflective and to own the parts of myself that I both treasure and those I would like to change, I...

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

I truly believe that our stories make us who we are. Our experiences come together to help us determine how we will react to situations,...

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,...

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...