Advice for New Teachers - Know when to hang on, let go, and lean in
I am confident in saying that most educators remember their first year of teaching, or at least remember parts of it in the blur that it...
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- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Three Ways Administrators Can Support the Social-Emotional Well-being of their Teachers...
One of the most common questions I get in regards to the way that educators may disengage or the topics on educator mental health that I...
- Feb 25, 2020
- 5 min
It’s Past Time to Recognize the Supports We Desperately Need
I swore when I left the classroom that I would not forget what it was like to be a teacher. It’s one of the main complaints I hear about...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
The New Meaning of “Meeting Them Where They’re At”
When I first started teaching “meet them where they’re at” was becoming more and more of a common phrase as workshops and differentiation...
- Jan 18, 2020
- 4 min
The Relationship We Hold With Education
When I was younger I would fall in and out of “love” easily. A new relationship was fun and exciting and the adrenaline from the newness...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Why I’m Not Choosing A #OneWord
Because it’s the beginning of the new year I have been watching everyone put out tweets and posts about New Year’s resolutions and...
- Nov 25, 2019
- 3 min
Living On The Edge
I recently came across this quote: Life happens on the edges. We can’t find the next place on our journey until we discover the edge...
- Nov 17, 2019
- 6 min
Five Ways To Engage in Impactful Mentorship
One of the most powerful professional decisions I ever made was to develop relationships with mentors. I have a few different mentors to...
- Nov 3, 2019
- 6 min
The Comfort of Coping versus the Discomfort of Healing
I’ve gone back into therapy. I’m not embarrassed. If my arm was broken I’d go to the doctor. I’m proud that I make decisions that get me...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- Aug 28, 2019
- 8 min
5 Ways to Create Professional, Supportive Relationships
As I’ve worked with more and more people and my PLN has grown, I’ve realized that I have a knack for creating quick, deep relationships...
- Jul 16, 2019
- 4 min
Four Types of Self-care
Watch the video review of the Four Types of Self-Care here. Self-care is becoming as much of a buzzword as social-emotional learning, yet...
- May 24, 2019
- 5 min
My Own “Life Rules” For Building Resilience
One of the characteristics that people pick out most often about me is my level of resilience. Some mix it up with tenacity and they do...
- Apr 21, 2019
- 4 min
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 16, 2019
- 3 min
My Measure of Success Makes Me a Failure
I really believe that in education one of the most fundamental feelings we need to have is efficacy; the need to feel like we make a...
- Feb 16, 2019
- 3 min
The Self-Care Dilemma
As we begin to focus more on mental health, the advice to practice self-care is popping up more often. Articles and other resources give...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 4 min
When You Feel You’ve Lost Your Voice
I am a firm believer in blogging to organize my thoughts and create brainspace when I have 1000 ideas and a million thoughts all crowded...
- Jan 13, 2019
- 3 min
Growing a PLN is More Than a Numbers Game
Growing your PLN is one of the most powerful things you can do for your own professional learning. Period. But, I find that people don’t...
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
When Your Actions Are Misaligned With Your Core Beliefs
When I taught I used to joke about how I wished I would have kept a book all along about putting together words that I never thought I’d...