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,…
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You can listen to the whole podcast on this topic with some added stories on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, on YouTube. One of the comments I keep hearing…
You can listen to the full podcast discussing the post below on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube. I read a comment on a feedback…
Although this podcast on “4 Non-Negotiables” was recorded long before schools moved to “Emergency Remote Teaching,” these ideas still apply, but may look different. As you read the post below…
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…
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…
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“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…
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In this week’s podcast, I discuss some of my hopes for when schools return to a face-to-face setting and dive into those ideas. You can check it out on YouTube,…
When I first did my internship, I had an awesome mentor teacher who helped to get my career started in the right direction. I know this is not always the…
It felt like serendipity, but I received a very kind message from a good friend in Australia on Sunday morning and another from Mary Jane Burke that seemed to be…
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…
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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…
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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…
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I recently posted “4 Ideas to Consider for Online Learning” and I wanted to put together a podcast for people to be able to access the big ideas in a…
“Change is an opportunity to do something amazing.” The above quote from “The Innovator’s Mindset” has been shared back to me seemingly 100’s of times in the past few…
In September of 2018, I wrote the post “10 Core Values for Education” based on the “Core Values” of the online shoe company, Zappos. In this post and podcast, I…
Not only have educators been inundated with information on COVID-19, but they have had to retool, refocus, and rethink completely how they are going to connect with and teach their…
Since I initially recorded this podcast in early February, a lot in our world has changed since then. Instead of posting this now, I hope that you can glean some…
The worst day of my life was when I received the news that my dad had suddenly passed away. It was seven years ago this month, and somehow it seems…
Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes. As I have shared these questions from “Innovate Inside the Box” often in finding the strengths, passions, and abilities of…
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