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...
Sep 3, 20193 minWhy Procrastination and Fear Shouldn’t Derail Our GoalsOne 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, 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...
Aug 15, 20193 minDefine For Me How Good Teachers FeelIf 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 7, 20194 min“Your Spirit is Broken”This post may give you bit of reader’s whiplash, but I promise it comes back around. Just hold tight… Recently, in a last-minute effort...
Aug 1, 20194 minThe Importance of Feeling ValuedOne of the consistent aspects of any positive climate and robust, supportive culture is the feeling of being valued. When you feel that...
Jul 22, 20195 minControlling the Way Social Media Makes Us FeelWatch the video expansion on this blog post here. One of the topics I speak about in my sessions and workshops on educator mental health...
Jul 16, 20194 minFour Types of Self-careWatch 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...
Jul 12, 20193 minChallenging Assumptions on EdTech Companies: Missing Connections Because of BiasAs a Tech Director, vendors and edtech companies drove me crazy. I’m not going to lie. The 50 emails I received a day for mailing lists...
Jun 29, 20194 minWhen Your Core Beliefs Are ChallengedI’ve written many blog posts about my core beliefs and how I’ve developed them. The core beliefs I hold, the values of education in which...
Jun 9, 20194 minThe One About Vulnerability, Change and GrowthWhen 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...
Jun 2, 20193 minA Note To Graduating Parents and TeachersLet’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 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...
May 15, 20192 minWhat’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, 20194 minDecision Fatigue EDUI 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 22, 20194 minWhen things feel off, it’s time for self-reflectionI 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...
Apr 16, 20192 minThe Things People Do When They Don’t Know You’re WatchingSince 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...
Apr 8, 20194 minSelf-Care That Goes Beyond MindfulnessThere is no doubt that I am terrible at taking care of my body physically, and lately I’ve been suffering the consequences of years of...
Mar 19, 20195 minMusings on EDU Prompted by DisneyI have never been an inherently silly person. Am I friendly and do I love to laugh? Yes. Although sarcasm and irony have always been more...
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...