A few weeks ago, I was sharing with a group of principals one of my favorite video-clips from the movie, The Incredibles. It’s the scene where Lucius, aka the superhero, Frozone, is watching as his city is under attack from his apartment window. He pus…
Read More PMP177: Cha Cha’s for Making Learning Stick with LeAnn Nickelsen
I am an unapologetic nerd. I love to read. To reflect. I love to grow and get better at whatever it is I am trying to do in life. As an educator, it is important to model that for not only our students but also our teachers. It’s why one of our p…
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Which students are doing the creative work in your school? Who has the most opportunities to work on projects, solve problems, collaborate with classmates, develop ideas, design products, and publish for authentic audiences? If your school is like mo…
Thank you @JenSchwanke for the great takeaways in this encore episode! #principalmatters #edleadership
It’s been said the only certainties in life are death and taxes.
Let’s add one to the list. We can be certain there will be problems. As long as we are in this life, there is a 100% guarantee there will be problems.
We all face challenges every…
In the past year, I have tried to focus on bettering my mental and physical health. I have had ups and downs for sure, but I can say that I…
Read More 5 Strategies for Improving Mental and Physical Health
In my previous post, I wrote how failure is not the enemy of improvement. Failure is actually a healthy part of learning and growth. The enemy of excellence is apathy or mediocrity. It’s being content, either intentionally or unintentionally, with ho…
Read More 7 Things People Think or Say that Reinforce Mediocrity
Just some thinking out loud…I have no idea where this is going, but I am “writing to learn” not only to share my learning. This excerpt from my book, “The…
Did you learn things in your first year of teaching you knew you needed to do differently? Of course you did.
If you could do year one over again, do you think you could learn even more from it? Are there things you could do differently, more ef…
In October 2018, William Stubbs, an instructional leadership director at Oklahoma City Public Schools at the time, entered and won the Teach for America’s Shark Tank OKC as a contestant in the city’s Shark Tank competition. He was awarded $10,000…
Read More PMP176: Leading Through Equity with William Stubbs
My good friend Katie Martin, author of “Learner-Centered Innovation,” and I were having a conversation about the importance of focusing on going beyond “test scores” in education and focusing on…
From James Clear on the idea of”Giving Up”: Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline. It is not an…
From James Clear on the idea of”Giving Up”: Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline. It is not an exaggeration to say that our lives and our identities are defined in this delicate balance. What is life, if not the sum of a hundred … [Read more…]
Building trust in teams comes through true connection with everyone who is on the team. We know that the best teams flourish when trust and connection has been established and…
Read More First steps to sharing vulnerability in teams – choose low stakes items
Do you remember what is was like to be a middle school student? For many people, memories of those years often bring back stories filled with anxiety and awkward physical, emotional, and social changes. According to Phyllis Fagell, however, those years…
In 2019, I have set the goal to run at least 100 miles using the Aaptiv app each month. Currently, I have achieved this goal for 11 out of 11…
