Three Ways Resentment Impacted My Engagement As A Teacher
One of the most important graces I gave myself when I began to reengage into the education profession after becoming burnt out was to let...
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- 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 29, 2019
- 3 min
Where Vulnerability Becomes a Liability (hint: it’s the place where courage is born)
Vulnerability is currently a hot topic in education. I find it’s commonly viewed in one of two ways: either people believe it’s the way...
- Oct 23, 2019
- 5 min
Five Ways to Feel Better About Where You Are
We are reminded everywhere we turn in education that we need to be reflective professionals. This means thinking about our practice, our...
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
What Story is Your Communication Telling
Our brains love stories. Especially stories filled with drama and intrigue, a villain, a hero and other pieces that make us talk...
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
A Case for Positive Self-Talk
A friend of mine told me the other day that I have a really positive outlook. I nearly laughed out loud. My go-to defense mechanism for...
- Sep 24, 2019
- 5 min
Leading From the Heart
Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead is one of my top five must read books. As I’ve always been a huge fan of talking about the uncomfortable...
- Sep 17, 2019
- 4 min
Support and the Risk-Taking Cycle
You read about a new technology on Twitter. You love how the teacher used the tech to support learning and empower students. You decide...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
Tell Me How I Can Help
After 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 1, 2019
- 4 min
The Importance of Feeling Valued
One of the consistent aspects of any positive climate and robust, supportive culture is the feeling of being valued. When you feel that...
- Jun 9, 2019
- 4 min
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...
- 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...
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
What’s Your Reason to Stay?
Yesterday, I resigned my position as Director of Innovation and Technology for the school district I work for. Immediately, when I tell...
- May 4, 2019
- 4 min
Decision Fatigue EDU
I just finished the book Micro-Resilience by Bonnie St. John. From the beginning just the title caught my attention and I’ve spent a lot...
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
The Things People Do When They Don’t Know You’re Watching
Since I’ve been in my current role, I have focused my efforts on what I have believed to be important supports for my department and the...
- 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...
- Mar 10, 2019
- 3 min
The Importance of Communication in Climate and Culture
When I work with districts on the ideas in #DivergentEDU, communication is one of the most common areas recited as either supporting the...
- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
Judge Me By My Worst Day, Do You?
My friend, Jaime Donally, and I were out to lunch one day at a nicer restaurant where all the waiters and waitresses wear matching black...
- 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...
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