Technology in Education

It was great to chat with Dr. Catlin Tucker on her podcast titled “The Balance.” I have always enjoyed her blog, and we have recently published her latest book with Katie Novak, “…

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 afte…

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 proces…

In my last post titled, “A Fear of Success and the Elevation of Others,” I wrote the following:   Education is about elevation. Not only of our students but of one another.  Everyt…

  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, podcastin…

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 …

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 …

Some things I have been thinking about and questions I have been pondering.   1. When we talk about “learning” are we talking about the ability to do well in school or the ability …

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” Mother Teresa     I was having an intriguing conversation…

When I discuss the characteristics of the #InnovatorsMindset, the first trait shared is that of “empathy” because it leads to all of the other ideas. Looking at the image below, these c…

  Think of a time you received a compliment from a stranger, an acquaintance, or someone you know well.   What was your reaction, and how long did it last? Did it give you a jolt of pride that…

Now and then, a post that I wrote years ago is tweeted my way, and it is a chance to look back at what I used to share and evaluate my thinking today.  The one that was recently shared with me was …

As of my last recorded weigh-in, I have officially crossed the 100 pounds lost plateau since August 2020.  I am pretty proud that I have got to this point, but I am also excited for continued growt…

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 st…

Over the past few years, I have really focused a lot more on learning and all of the places that it happens, both in and out of schools.  My own health journey has been quite the learning process w…

As I sit in my office, thinking about my blog post for the week, I’m listening to an album on my record player.  It is probably not an artist you have heard of (Hayden), but he is one of my f…

I received this question from a new principal:   “What are your thoughts on asking the right questions of middle school kids in what they want in their next principal? How do I extract the in…

I was recently asked the following question about professional learning being delivered through online spaces:   Do you think that educators are becoming so comfortable with online professiona…

When I first started blogging, I wrote a post titled “What Makes a Master Teacher.” The fallacy of the title is that being a “master teacher” is about being in perpetual bet…

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 “valuesR…