A Letter to Every Educator

A Letter to Every Educator

  A letter to every educator Dear Colleagues: I am still struggling to comprehend how and why 17 students and teachers died while doing what each one of us does…
Something Finally Clicked

Something Finally Clicked

  It can be beautiful when something finally clicks.  I have spent the last 12 weeks coaching my daughter's basketball team.  For weeks, we have been continuing to teach the…
Original Voices

Original Voices

  Seek out the original voices. The disruptors. The resistors. Find those who buck the system.   The status quo choir isn’t where the future is.   But… and this…
#LetLoveWin

#LetLoveWin

  It hurts every time this happens, and yet it still continues to happen. I wrote this post almost two years ago. I updated slightly but I feel like it…
Grade Level Testing

Grade Level Testing

  When a student is reading below grade level   we let them read books that are below grade level.   However, when we test them we often give them…
5 Websites/Apps That Teachers Love Right Now!

5 Websites/Apps That Teachers Love Right Now!

  Trying to Flip your Classroom? Looking to have students reflect upon their learning? Want to assess student learning or document it using a digital portfolio? Try these easy-to-use websites…
A Creative Life

A Creative Life

  Living a creative life isn’t about making grand pronouncements or having lofty goals. It’s about doing the work that matters to you. It’s about taking small steps, slowly finding…
Winning and Losing

Winning and Losing

  We often look at situations from a lens of winning versus losing.    Negotiation experts often teach a win-win strategy instead of win-lose interactions, or even worse, lose-lose situations. …
Tell Your Story

Tell Your Story

  What’s your classroom’s story? What’s your school’s story?   Can you tell it?   Every successful product, every successful business, every successful person tells a story.   It’s coherent.…