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...
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Jun 17, 20173 min read
The Heart of Connections: Creating relationships outside the classroom
Being on vacation but still desiring to keep up with my blog, I asked my good friend and colleague, Renee Reszel, to provide a guest...
Jun 10, 20174 min read
Save the Teachers
I have had some of the most wonderful bosses on the planet. People that are truly still my mentors and friends, some of the first people...
Jun 3, 20173 min read
The Art of Transparency
Reaching the delicate balance of transparency can be a tricky task. In all the districts that I’ve worked, I’ve never experienced the...
May 20, 20173 min read
Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat
If I could choose one of my goals in which I was guaranteed to make happen prior to leaving education, it would be to create leaders who...
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...
May 3, 20174 min read
Student & Teacher Boredom: What can we do?
We have all read statistics on the decline of student engagement between kindergarten and graduation. I recently read the article Bored...
Apr 27, 20173 min read
Everyone Has a Story
I was meeting with a principal today, and I always enjoy talking to him because his conversations are typically the perfect blend of...
Apr 24, 20172 min read
Why do we need tech in schools?
When people find out what I do in my position, I often get asked why we need technology in schools. Yes, often I get asked this question....
Apr 9, 20175 min read
5 Things I’ve Learned in My First Year As an Admin
I still have 102 days until I have been in my administrative role for one year. I have a countdown on my phone, because like your first...
Mar 26, 20173 min read
We Choose Our Attitude
I innately stink at change. That probably seems like a strange quality to admit while working in the field of education, especially when...
Mar 22, 20173 min read
Public Edu vs Private Sector: Is leadership universal?
I truly believe that as my position has changed and I have moved into administration, the more people I serve in my role. I have been...
Mar 16, 20173 min read
Teacher Evaluation Systems: Competition vs Collaboration
Every teacher evaluation system that I have been apart of has been implemented with the best of intentions. Administrators don’t start...
Mar 2, 20173 min read
Stop Apologizing for Not Knowing
I have always been interested in tech, and I’ve always been willing to show what I know even before I was a technology integrator....
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...
Feb 7, 20173 min read
Busyness as a Badge
As I’ve often said in previous posts, I have been so fortunate in my career to work in multiple areas in education. I’ve been a teacher,...
Jan 16, 20173 min read
Sounds Good in Theory…
A friend of mine recently told me that a lot of what I say sounds good “in theory”. When I was a classroom teacher, I often read the...
Jan 5, 20172 min read
The Kids Get It
I had just gotten home and was sitting eating dinner when my kids started complaining about their homework. My kids hate school. Every...
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...
Nov 29, 20162 min read
Defining Educationese & Creating a Common Language
Education has so many buzzwords at any given time. We take these words, throw them into goals that we create, revamp our mission & vision...
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