Decision Fatigue EDU
I just finished the book Micro-Resilience by Bonnie St. John. From the beginning just the title caught my attention and I’ve spent a lot...
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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...
Apr 16, 20192 min read
The Things People Do When They Don’t Know You’re Watching
Since I’ve been in my current role, I have focused my efforts on what I have believed to be important supports for my department and the...
Apr 7, 20194 min read
Self-Care That Goes Beyond Mindfulness
There is no doubt that I am terrible at taking care of my body physically, and lately I’ve been suffering the consequences of years of...
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...
Mar 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 5, 20191 min read
Change Agents and Adversity
I am trying something new with Synth. If you experience adversity in viewing the player below, please click on this link. 🙂...
Mar 2, 20193 min read
Judge Me By My Worst Day, Do You?
My friend, Jaime Donally, and I were out to lunch one day at a nicer restaurant where all the waiters and waitresses wear matching black...
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...
Dec 2, 20184 min read
Student Managed School Social Media Accounts
Recently, one of my favorite teachers in the high school approached me about students starting student managed social media accounts for...
Nov 29, 20183 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 21, 20181 min read
Leadership and the Art of Quiet Redirect
Yes, I know I had the phone the wrong way. 🙂
Nov 12, 20182 min read
The Effect a Student Can Have
Tomorrow one of my favorite students ever leaves for the Air Force. He has spent the last couple of summers working for our department....
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...
Oct 25, 20184 min read
The Little Things that Make a Difference
I have a 1-hour commute each day to work. I despise it more than words can describe. It is roughly an additional 10 hours out of my week...
Oct 19, 20183 min read
When Distrust Follows the Position
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...
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