Jul 17, 20205 minJust For Today: For Those Feeling OverwhelmedI haven’t made it a secret on social media that I have been struggling to write blog posts lately. It seems like something that should be...
Apr 20, 20205 minFour Ways You “Should” Give Yourself GraceIt can be a bit overwhelming with all the “you shoulds” right now. You should be working online, offline, harder, smarter, on technology,...
Mar 23, 20207 minAnswers to Five Common Online/Virtual Learning IssuesIn some of the long term contract work I do with districts, I have the honor of helping them set up virtual learning environments and...
Mar 15, 20204 minFive Ways to Fight Isolation and LonelinessWhen I work with districts in virtual learning and setting up virtual environments, one of the areas that is often overlooked is the...
Jan 18, 20204 minThe Relationship We Hold With EducationWhen 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...
Oct 23, 20195 minFive Ways to Feel Better About Where You AreWe are reminded everywhere we turn in education that we need to be reflective professionals. This means thinking about our practice, our...
Sep 10, 20193 minTell Me How I Can HelpAfter I retired from my district position, I was a little lost. It didn’t matter that I had made the choice to leave, there were pieces...
Aug 28, 20198 min5 Ways to Create Professional, Supportive RelationshipsAs 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...
May 25, 20195 minMy Own “Life Rules” For Building ResilienceOne 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...
Mar 16, 20193 minMy Measure of Success Makes Me a FailureI 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...
Jan 13, 20193 minGrowing a PLN is More Than a Numbers GameGrowing 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...
Dec 26, 20187 minThe Search for Harmony (Balance) Between Work and LifeWe are beginning to recognize the value of balance in education. Finally, people are starting to understand that handing yourself over...
Dec 19, 20182 minFind the Thing That Feeds Your SoulI often get asked how I re-engaged back into loving education. And I do love it. Like everyone, I have difficult weeks. Loving what you...
Dec 2, 20184 minStudent Managed School Social Media AccountsRecently, one of my favorite teachers in the high school approached me about students starting student managed social media accounts for...
Nov 29, 20183 minWhat Can Divergent Thinking Do For You (The Teacher)?I was reading through this guide by the University of Texas at Austin on thinking and teaching divergently and I came across these...
Oct 25, 20184 minThe Little Things that Make a DifferenceI 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 15, 20186 minFive Characteristics of the Divergent TeacherThe idea of divergence is occasionally envisioned as two paths diverging in the wood, perhaps thanks to our friend Robert Frost. However,...
Sep 1, 20184 minPeople Are More Than Their RolesI am a Director of Innovation and Technology. That is my role title. For people who don’t know me in my “every day” position, that...
Jul 11, 20183 minIs it better to be kind or right?I am on Twitter because my friends are there. The ones who push my thinking and who I want to see what they are doing professionally...
May 14, 20183 minWho 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...