My Core Beliefs: I’m Only as Good as the People I Surround Myself With
This is a post in the Core Beliefs Series. To read the introductory post, click here. In other words, relationships are the most...
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Feb 12, 20185 min read
Teacher Demo Days: Trying for a more personalized PD experience
Since beginning my administrative position, I am responsible for more professional development days and have been attempting to provide...
Jan 10, 20185 min read
The Rules of Teacher Engagement
So many times we talk about teacher engagement in the form of how engrossed they are in their professional learning. However, as I’ve...
Dec 16, 20175 min read
Destigmatizing the Depressed Educator
I have used my blog as a professional outlet, as a way to work through issues and thoughts in a way that has allowed me to grow and...
Oct 26, 20176 min read
What Is the Point In Blogging?
Lately, I have been asked repeatedly by various people why I blog. I started blogging because one of my good friends, who I have a ton of...
Oct 14, 20175 min read
The Ability to Change: It’s not about the technology
Today, I was at a Technology Director’s meeting. I know it may not sound riveting exactly, but it is one of the best cross-district...
Oct 3, 20175 min read
Five Things My Mentors Taught Me
While I truly value my professional learning network that I’ve worked so diligently to build, there a few people in my life that I have...
Sep 24, 20176 min read
The Creation of a Genius Bar: How our student led tech teams have formed
Although our district has been 1:1 for about eight years, this is the first year we have implemented a student led helpdesk. I’m not...
Aug 18, 20174 min read
Allowing Fear to Write Your Story
I truly believe that our stories make us who we are. Our experiences come together to help us determine how we will react to situations,...
Aug 2, 20172 min read
Give Me Three Reasons Why
In speaking with a fellow educator and friend at the First conference today, we discussed issues between the administrators and teachers...
Jul 24, 20174 min read
New Beginnings: Five Reminders For Leaders
I don’t typically make New Year’s Resolutions because I feel reflection and change should be fluid, not fixed to a certain date or time,...
Jun 30, 20174 min read
The ISTE Effect
There is a certain feeling, a certain effect, that going to ISTE has on the majority of the attendees. Sometimes you can see it in their...
May 14, 20174 min read
Celebrating Our Strengths to Support Others
I like to think that I subscribe to the humble-teacher way of thinking. I did not get into education for recognition or to tell people...
Feb 22, 20173 min read
Be the Change
I had one of those days yesterday where you question how effective you truly are at your job. When you realize that thinking you’re on...
Jan 1, 20172 min read
#oneword for 2017: Relentless
I work on a school calendar. My year goes from September to June (I think July and August are in there somewhere), therefore when I...
Sep 3, 20164 min read
Us vs Them on #satchatwc
It always amazes me how a single comment on Twitter can bring on a blog post. This morning I woke up and did what I do almost every...
Apr 20, 20162 min read
I Just Met You But I Love You
I often joke and say I “don’t keep friends”. Really, I mean that I put so much effort into my profession and my family that I often don’t...
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