A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to take part in a retreat for educational leaders. While it was a bit disappointing to have to meet on Zoom again, the group quickly reminded me how rejuvenating it can be … Continue reading New Years Education Resolution – Create Space, Don’t Fill It
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. I don’t know what promises Robert Frost’s character needed to keep in his Stopping by … Continue reading Promises to Keep
Preparation is the key. When I am humble, I prepare more effectively. When I am egotistical or prideful, my awareness and self-awareness takes a back seat and my preparation suffers. Continue reading Be like Giannis (for educators)
Today running was the movement that allowed me to accomplish my purpose. Continue reading Out of movement comes clarity
Why am I a school leader? Why should Continue reading Two Whys – Aligning Actions and Values to Inspire
1) I get to spend time with my kid and he enjoys it. 2) I get to make up silly voices and no one makes fun of me for it. We have been reading the Harry Potter series and we’re … Continue reading Top 10 reasons I love reading aloud with my son
Every day, in a 100 small ways, our children ask, ‘Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter?’ Their behavior often reflects our response.” ~ L.R. Knost Do we really see or hear children? Do we help … Continue reading Seeing children as they are
What are Young Originals? Inspired by Adam Grant’s best-selling Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World, I developed this term to identify the non-conformist students who occupy our classrooms every day. Continue reading The Young Originals: Non-conformists in the classroom
As teachers I feel like we often forget the fact that we are always leaders, whether we want to be or not. We look at administrators, teachers speaking at conferences, teachers who write books, as leaders. Yet, every day we have the opportunity to improve the life of a single child. In a school year, teaching 20-30 students for 180, we need to recognize that the opportunities for us to impact a child’s life are immense. Continue reading Freire was a real superhero
“I feel like genius hour may be more important than any of us think. If we only follow the standard curriculum and don’t explore learn what we want to learn and see who we really are, all we will be are a bunch of standard children and no one wants that.” Continue reading This is what Genius Hour means to students
The Lost Teacher 