Advice for New Teachers - Know when to hang on, let go, and lean in
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...
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Jun 15, 20205 min read
Three Ways Administrators Can Support the Social-Emotional Well-being of their Teachers...
One of the most common questions I get in regards to the way that educators may disengage or the topics on educator mental health that I...
Feb 25, 20205 min read
It’s Past Time to Recognize the Supports We Desperately Need
I swore when I left the classroom that I would not forget what it was like to be a teacher. It’s one of the main complaints I hear about...
Jan 27, 20204 min read
The New Meaning of “Meeting Them Where They’re At”
When I first started teaching “meet them where they’re at” was becoming more and more of a common phrase as workshops and differentiation...
Jan 18, 20204 min read
The Relationship We Hold With Education
When I was younger I would fall in and out of “love” easily. A new relationship was fun and exciting and the adrenaline from the newness...
Jan 5, 20203 min read
Why I’m Not Choosing A #OneWord
Because it’s the beginning of the new year I have been watching everyone put out tweets and posts about New Year’s resolutions and...
Nov 25, 20193 min read
Living On The Edge
I recently came across this quote: Life happens on the edges. We can’t find the next place on our journey until we discover the edge...
Nov 17, 20196 min read
Five Ways To Engage in Impactful Mentorship
One of the most powerful professional decisions I ever made was to develop relationships with mentors. I have a few different mentors to...
Nov 3, 20196 min read
The Comfort of Coping versus the Discomfort of Healing
I’ve gone back into therapy. I’m not embarrassed. If my arm was broken I’d go to the doctor. I’m proud that I make decisions that get me...
Oct 8, 20193 min read
The Feels of Learning Something New
I was asked to work on a new project where I was to design and develop a resource website for a school district’s technology department....
Sep 3, 20193 min read
Why Procrastination and Fear Shouldn’t Derail Our Goals
One of my favorite Ted Talks of all time is titled Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban. Being a master procrastinator...
May 24, 20195 min read
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...
Apr 21, 20194 min read
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...
Mar 16, 20193 min read
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...
Feb 7, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 20182 min read
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...
Nov 3, 20183 min read
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...
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