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

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

As a mental health advocate and consultant, I speak about self-care. A lot. Districts ask me to come in and speak about self-care. A...

One of the concepts I’ve been the most interested in since the pandemic started is why some educators are surviving or even thriving and...

When we think about this fall, the only thing we know for sure is that nothing is going to be the same. Our choices to begin school and...

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...

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...

When I first started teaching “meet them where they’re at” was becoming more and more of a common phrase as workshops and differentiation...

One of the most powerful professional decisions I ever made was to develop relationships with mentors. I have a few different mentors to...

Our brains love stories. Especially stories filled with drama and intrigue, a villain, a hero and other pieces that make us talk...

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....

Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead is one of my top five must read books. As I’ve always been a huge fan of talking about the uncomfortable...

You read about a new technology on Twitter. You love how the teacher used the tech to support learning and empower students. You decide...

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...

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...

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...

Recently, one of my favorite teachers in the high school approached me about students starting student managed social media accounts for...

Yes, I know I had the phone the wrong way. 🙂

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...

I’ve been the Director of Innovation and Technology for two full years in my district and I’m a few months into my third. When I began my...