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...
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- 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 21, 2019
- 4 min
When things feel off, it’s time for self-reflection
I 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, 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...
- Apr 7, 2019
- 4 min
Self-Care That Goes Beyond Mindfulness
There 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, 2019
- 5 min
Musings on EDU Prompted by Disney
I 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, 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 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. 🙂...
- 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...
- Feb 16, 2019
- 3 min
The Self-Care Dilemma
As we begin to focus more on mental health, the advice to practice self-care is popping up more often. Articles and other resources give...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- Dec 15, 2018
- 4 min
Bringing Education and Awareness to Educator Mental Health
I’ve had the privilege of being a featured speaker a number of times, but I finally reached my personal professional goal of being one at...
- 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...
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