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

When I was younger I would fall in and out of “love” easily. A new relationship was fun and exciting and the adrenaline from the newness...

I’ve been reflecting on several of the relationships in my life lately that are frankly emotionally uneven. Up until now, I’ve been ok...

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...

One of the most important graces I gave myself when I began to reengage into the education profession after becoming burnt out was to let...

I recently came across this quote: Life happens on the edges. We can’t find the next place on our journey until we discover the edge...

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

I’ve gone back into therapy. I’m not embarrassed. If my arm was broken I’d go to the doctor. I’m proud that I make decisions that get me...

Vulnerability is currently a hot topic in education. I find it’s commonly viewed in one of two ways: either people believe it’s the way...

We are reminded everywhere we turn in education that we need to be reflective professionals. This means thinking about our practice, our...

A friend of mine told me the other day that I have a really positive outlook. I nearly laughed out loud. My go-to defense mechanism for...

If you are a good teacher, you are grateful for your job and you live for the first day back. If you really cared about your students,...

One of the consistent aspects of any positive climate and robust, supportive culture is the feeling of being valued. When you feel that...

Let’s face it, our kids’ graduation is just as taxing on us as it is on them. Probably more so because they most likely don’t yet...

One of the characteristics that people pick out most often about me is my level of resilience. Some mix it up with tenacity and they do...

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...

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 am trying something new with Synth. If you experience adversity in viewing the player below, please click on this link. 🙂...

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...

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...