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Oct 8, 20193 min read
The Feels of Learning Something New
I was asked to work on a new project where I was to design and develop a resource website for a school district’s technology department....
Sep 3, 20193 min read
Why Procrastination and Fear Shouldn’t Derail Our Goals
One of my favorite Ted Talks of all time is titled Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban. Being a master procrastinator...


Jun 9, 20194 min read
The One About Vulnerability, Change and Growth
When I was 18 and moving on to college, I was extremely uncomfortable in my own skin. It was brought on by years of being told I was...

Apr 21, 20194 min read
When things feel off, it’s time for self-reflection
I have been unhappy lately and I don’t know why. I know I often discuss my depression and anxiety openly but this is not that. It is a...
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Change Agents and Adversity
I am trying something new with Synth. If you experience adversity in viewing the player below, please click on this link. 🙂...

Oct 25, 20184 min read
The Little Things that Make a Difference
I have a 1-hour commute each day to work. I despise it more than words can describe. It is roughly an additional 10 hours out of my week...


Sep 30, 20183 min read
Are You Playing to Win or Playing Not to Lose?
I’ve been watching my boys play football since they were eight years old. Actually, before that, if you include flag football. And in all...


Aug 19, 20183 min read
Be an Upstander: When the effect we have collides with the choices we make
In my district, the district administrators (with the exception of the superintendent and the business administrator) are all housed in...


Jul 2, 20184 min read
When The Ball Finally Drops
I was sitting in the car on my way to a doctor’s appointment this morning desperate, mentally willing my blood pressure to lower. I had a...


May 24, 20182 min read
The Opportunity for Improvement: “We’ve always done it this way” isn’t a why
So many times in education I think we gravitate toward one idea or teaching strategy and hold onto it like it’s the only way to do...


May 13, 20183 min read
Who Do You Want to Mirror?
I am absolutely hooked on the book The Body Keeps Score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD. It is...


Mar 23, 20184 min read
Finding The Passion Needed For Great Change
I was in the grocery store the other day and I did something that I very rarely do, I picked up a magazine and read the cover. I’m...
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