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How does technology relate to mental health? (Is it as obvious as you might think?)
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...
Jul 29, 20245 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 27, 20204 min read


Reignite the Flames: Defining Educator Engagement and Disengagement
Listen to the Make Learning Magical Podcast by Tisha Richmond discussing this topic here. As I gear up to complete the follow-up book to...
Dec 10, 20193 min read

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 10, 20193 min read

What Can Divergent Thinking Do For You (The Teacher)?
I was reading through this guide by the University of Texas at Austin on thinking and teaching divergently and I came across these...
Nov 29, 20183 min read

Five Characteristics of the Divergent Teacher
The idea of divergence is occasionally envisioned as two paths diverging in the wood, perhaps thanks to our friend Robert Frost. However,...
Sep 15, 20186 min read

Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking: When the supports are in place
This is the fifth installment of the #hierarchyseries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 The purpose of the Hierarchy...
Jan 5, 20184 min read

Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking: Professional Development
This is the fifth post in the #hierarchyseries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 In an effort to support professional...
Dec 20, 20175 min read

Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking: Mindset
This is the fourth post in the #hierarchyseries. The first post can be found here. Updated 10/9/2019 As I’ve mentioned in previous posts,...
Dec 9, 20174 min read

Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking Series: Effective Leadership
This post is the third in the #HierarchySeries. You can find the first post here. Updated 10/9/2019 The area of effective leadership...
Dec 4, 20174 min read

Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking: Climate & Culture
The idea of the Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking came to me at a time when I was looking for a more concrete way to...
Nov 29, 20175 min read


Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking
Awhile back, I began trying to delineate what needed to be in place for a teacher to really have the best chance of being innovative in...
Nov 26, 20173 min read
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