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5 Strategies to Promote Learner-Driven, Evidence-Informed Practice
I read the following in a post from my friend Katie Martin, titled “Do Your Assessments Improve Learning?”: Assessment can (and should) be about growing and learning and instead of being punitive or...
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“Make Room on Your Plate”
I was lucky enough to sit down and chat with Stephanie Rothstein on the “Innovator’s Mindset” podcast, and it was such an enjoyable experience. One of the ideas that she highlighted in our...
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Distributed Leadership in the Decision-Making Process
Years ago, as a principal, I was really excited about the possibility of implementing a new program in our school. I don’t want to say which one, but I had read a lot about it, and the main tenets...
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4 Questions to Support a Student’s Path to Personalized Success
In 2018, I wrote a post titled “10 Core Values for Education” and came up with the following “10 Values” remixed from the values from Zappos. Here are the “values” I suggested: As I read the...
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Small Acts of Kindness Over Time
My dad passed away eight years ago this past week. I think about him all of the time, and although it is tough to think he never met my kids, it warms my heart that I see him in my children every day....
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Recognizing Our Own Strengths and the Gifts of Others
As I write this, it is my birthday (April 12), and I was thinking about something that I heard while working out this morning. I thought a lot about this quote. On the one hand, it seems sad...
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Checking Out vs Checking In
Just some stuff I am thinking about as I write out my ideas… As much as I love learning and growing in education, I have tried to step back a bit in writing, blogging, podcasting, reading,...
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A Fear of Success and the Elevation of Others
A teacher recently reached out to me and shared her frustration of being “held back” by her own school administration for pursuing a new idea that she believed would be beneficial to students. I shared...
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Resources for Education Interviews and 6 Things to Consider During the Process
Many educators are now about to apply for new positions in the field or are already deep into the hiring process. I receive many questions about applying for jobs, as well as conducting the process. I...
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Rest is Essential to Growth
Three years ago, I wrote a post titled “3 Reminders for the End of the School Year.” Here are the reminders I shared in that original post and some thoughts that I wanted to share after. 1. Not...
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