Emotional Equity
I’ve been reflecting on several of the relationships in my life lately that are frankly emotionally uneven. Up until now, I’ve been ok...
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- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Reignite the Flames: Defining Educator Engagement and Disengagement
Listen to the Make Learning Magical Podcast by Tisha Richmond discussing this topic here. As I gear up to complete the follow-up book to...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
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...
- 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 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 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...
- Aug 15, 2019
- 3 min
Define For Me How Good Teachers Feel
If you are a good teacher, you are grateful for your job and you live for the first day back. If you really cared about your students,...
- 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 2, 2019
- 3 min
A Note To Graduating Parents and Teachers
Let’s face it, our kids’ graduation is just as taxing on us as it is on them. Probably more so because they most likely don’t 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...
- 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...
- 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 5, 2019
- 1 min
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. 🙂...
- 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...
- Dec 26, 2018
- 7 min
The Search for Harmony (Balance) Between Work and Life
We are beginning to recognize the value of balance in education. Finally, people are starting to understand that handing yourself over...
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Find the Thing That Feeds Your Soul
I 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...
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