It was all fun and games until the AI asked me to advocate for it. A few nights ago, my colleague and friend Dr. Sarah Thomas sent me a...

When I work with educators in workshops, sessions, or coaching opportunities I am focused on supporting the educator and the things they...

By: Sandy Parsons This is a contributed post. Educators strive to create the best possible learning environment for their students....

I get this very question all the time. At the beginning of my career, I was deeply rooted in edtech. I was an elementary teacher who...

I think we've all been there. You find yourself doomscrolling on the couch not really reading or looking at anything. You flip through...

You’ve been running and working and grading and subbing and goal setting and scheduling meetings, planning meetings, attending meetings,...

Most of us have heard some sort of metaphor about keeping our personal challenges and professional lives separate such as "keep it in...

Two of the biggest topics in education right now are artificial intelligence (AI) and mental health. Everyone seems to be talking about...

As educators, we often strive to create a calm and positive learning environment for our students. We work hard to regulate our own...

I have been asked more in the last two months than ever in my life if I am a licensed counselor or therapist. I feel like I always make...

This is an excerpt from my newest manuscript which is co-written with Dr. Ashley Streeter tentatively titled The Wounded Healer due out...

I am the ultimate people pleaser, so when I discuss boundaries it comes from a place of knowing what it's like to disregard your own...

It's human nature to try to organize information onto a continuum or into boxes. Especially during the course of an increased level of...

I am confident in saying that most educators remember their first year of teaching, or at least remember parts of it in the blur that it...

To help our students be successful, we know that teaching them to problem solve and search resources for what they need is a necessary...

There are few other professions or systems that need to be more closely aligned than education in order to function. Administration...

My youngest daughter is adopted. She was brought home as a 10-month-old baby from Guatemala all chunkiness and big brown eyes. We were in...

Even people who speak on mental health and know the impact of mental health issues can struggle. I've been dealing with emotional...

There's an interesting phenomenon that happens when it comes to change where the catalyst is adversity - people don't want to believe...

The idea of discussing teacher pay has long been largely ignored. At the root, it seems that as a society we underpay professions that...