Why is Discussing Teacher Pay Important?
The idea of discussing teacher pay has long been largely ignored. At the root, it seems that as a society we underpay professions that...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 4 min
Can We Change the Lens in Which We View Parents?
I was a young mother. I had my eldest son a few months after turning 21. Having dropped out of college to do so, I was not my school...
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Dec 2, 2018
- 4 min
Student Managed School Social Media Accounts
Recently, one of my favorite teachers in the high school approached me about students starting student managed social media accounts for...
- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
Leadership and the Art of Quiet Redirect
Yes, I know I had the phone the wrong way. 🙂
- Nov 10, 2018
- 5 min
Five Questions to Aid in Deep Reflection
While going through the editing process for Divergent EDU my editor left me a comment in an area where I alluded to divergent thinkers...
- Nov 3, 2018
- 3 min
The Value We Place on Leadership Traits
I have been paying special attention lately to what I need to do to be a good leader and in order to do that, I need to reflect on the...
- Oct 19, 2018
- 3 min
When Distrust Follows the Position
I’ve been the Director of Innovation and Technology for two full years in my district and I’m a few months into my third. When I began my...
- Sep 1, 2018
- 4 min
People Are More Than Their Roles
I 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 6, 2018
- 3 min
When Doing Nothing Causes Distrust
I believe that it is human nature to want to trust people, but it’s definitely a feeling that when broken, takes a great deal of time to...
- Jun 16, 2018
- 5 min
Why Do Teachers Disengage?
A few months ago, I wrote a piece called The Rules of Teacher Engagement which discussed teacher engagement and what it means when...
- Apr 15, 2018
- 5 min
Leadership & The Depth of Relationships
The other day I was working with the administrative team at a school district near Chicago. We were dissecting the Hierarchy of Needs for...
- Jan 17, 2018
- 3 min
Building Trust with Challenging Conversations
Educators are nice people. We are taught to be positive and complementary and to give feedback that people can feel good about. What we...
- Dec 4, 2017
- 4 min
Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking Series: Effective Leadership
This post is the third in the #HierarchySeries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 The area of effective leadership...
- Nov 29, 2017
- 5 min
Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking: Climate & Culture
The idea of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking came to me at a time when I was looking for a more concrete way to...