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4 Ideas for Student-Led Learning During Emergency Remote Teaching
I was lucky enough to “Zoom” in with a group of educators and was asked the following question by Carrieann Sipos, which inspired this blog post (paraphrased): Now that we have educators really...
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A Focus on Connection, Finding Positives, and Growth
I have been thinking a lot about what is going on in the world and how I am responding in a way that can help others. In this video, I share three things that have helped me through this time. 1....
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“…we are all isolated across the entire world together.”
Sometimes I write to share my learning, and sometimes I write to learn. Today I am writing to process my thoughts so bear with me. I keep thinking about this memory from my childhood. When I was...
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The Importance and Impact of Greetings in Virtual Hallways
“The driver for learning is social connection.” The statement above from the Edutopia video on “Making Connections with Greetings at the Door” is one that truly resonated. Check out the entire...
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5 Strategies for Improving Mental and Physical Health #Podcast
2019 was the year I tried to take back my own health and wellness, both mentally and physically. Honestly, 2020 has been so challenging for so many and the tips I share have also helped me during this...
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Accountability to What’s Important in Education
In this post, I was able to share some thoughts on a tweet by Weston Kieschnickin the post below. You can also check the expanded ideas on my podcast, as well as YouTube. Later this week, I will post...
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Taking Care of the Adults
Just some thoughts swirling around in my mind… In the past few weeks, I have been discussing social-emotional learning and mental health with guests such as Tony Sinanis, Jody Carrington, and Mandy...
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Hopes for School as a Parent #Podcast
We are so glad to have welcomed a new daughter to our family that just turned one month old this week. Georgia and Kallea have been such a blessing in my life, and I am appreciative of this time that I...
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3 Types of Learning Crucial for Educators
In “Innovate Inside the Box” I share three types of learning that are crucial for educators: These three ideas are something that I believe schools should be intentional about in their practice, as it...
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“Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks”
I had an incredible conversation with Assistant Superintendent Evan Whitehead on his work focusing on “Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks.” There were so many takeaways in our chat, but I want to focus on...
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10 Tips for New Teachers #Podcast
As a new school year is upon us in North America, I wanted to revisit this post on “10 Tips for New Teachers” from August 2018. Hopefully, the ideas I share are applicable to someone new into the...
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4 Ideas for Building Relationships During Remote Learning
In my newly released, self-paced course, “Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning,” I discuss the importance of building relationships in any environment,...
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5 Ideas for SEL in a Remote Learning Environment
In my newly released, self-paced course, “Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning,” there is a focus throughout on the following question: “How do we...
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8 Ideas to Consider for Remote Learning (Part 2)
In my newly released, self-paced course, “Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning,” I have been sharing ideas and strategies that you can use in a remote,...
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3 Reminders for the Beginning of the 2020 School Year
I was searching for one of my old blog posts, and I found this one titled, “3 Reminders for the Beginning of the School Year” from 2018. I feel a lot of the ideas apply, but I want to modify them a bit...
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Finding Topics that Bring Joy – A Conversation with Meghan Lawson
It was great to have a discussion with Meghan Lawson recently on the #InnovatorsMindset podcast. She was of tremendous help writing “Innovate Inside the Box,” and one of the most popular quotes in...
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Creating Hope and Joy for Learners – A Conversation with Dean Shareski
I was lucky enough to have Dean Shareski recently join me on “The Innovator’s Mindset” podcast. I consider Dean a very good friend, which made this a delightful conversation, as we have a comfort...
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Listening to Move Forward #Podcast
I have been on a little social media break. When I say this, it doesn’t mean that I haven’t been posting anything but posting a lot less. I have several blog posts written, but for the first time...
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Giving Praise Too Early Rather than Too Late
I recently had the pleasure of having Laurie McIntosh on the podcast, and she has so many great ideas about education and life in general. One of the things that she is known for is the concept of...
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Growing from What We Know During Times of Uncertainty
From my memories as a child, my older sister would listen to ABBA non-stop. I am not sure I liked it, but as I grew up and watched movies like Mamma Mia, I was amazed at how many of the songs that...
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