Teacher or Facilitator?

Teacher or Facilitator?

  Are you a teacher or facilitator? The days of sitting at the front of the room and imparting our wisdom are over. Students can learn too much outside of…
Recognizing Your Cul-De-Sac

Recognizing Your Cul-De-Sac

  I’m relistening to the audiobook version of Seth Godin’s The Dip, which explores the point at which one should quit versus sticking it out. He mentions the idea of…
Enhancing PD & School Leadership Podcast

Enhancing PD & School Leadership Podcast

  I recently had the chance to join Jessica Shelley on the Bridging the Education Gap podcast. We had the opportunity to talk about my journey into education, how coaching…
Autopilot Book Cover Reveal

Autopilot Book Cover Reveal

  I'm excited to share the cover for my latest book - Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders. I'm very excited for this new book because Autopilot is all about…
180 Days

180 Days

  It’s a number based on days past. We start on day one and celebrate milestones. The end of a marking period. A special holiday. The 100th day of school.…
Learn When No One’s Looking

Learn When No One’s Looking

  I love those students that are sneaking into their desk to do other learning. It’s that kid who is secretly reading a book under the lip of their desk…
A Map or a Maze?

A Map or a Maze?

  During a recent meeting, our team was reviewing math data on all of our students. Our goal was to check how students had grown since the beginning of the…
The Point of Games

The Point of Games

  I recently delved into the history of board game design. Time and again, designers explained that the game content is not the point. Games are meant to bring people…
The Pivot

The Pivot

  We spend a lot of time trying to make things perfect. Each day planning. Each day trying to make it just right. Not this, but that.  Not that, but…