I just spent the last four years of my life trying to recapture my happiness in education. And guess what, it worked! I can honestly say...

My first job in educational leadership was as an elementary principal of a K-6 building. I was only 8 years into my teaching career when...

This is the blog I’ve always wanted to write. Or, I hope it will be. It’s also one I’ve kept locked away for so many reasons. So many...

I often thought that getting it right the first time meant to be perfect. No mistakes. No worries. The first time I failed educationally...

I have been an advocate for student agency since my first experience working in education. You could say that I believed in student...

What if you had an entire day with your students to do nothing but play? With the Global School Play Day, I was able to experience this...

Miss a foul shot, shoot five more. The morning classroom lesson, epic fail! Rewrite the lesson five...no, six times more. Airball....

North America has become a society of people who think it’s cool - even trendy - to hate math. I have heard the words, “I am not a math...

It’s another New Year. Which means for many; time for resolutions, reflections, #OneWord focuses, improvements, goals and new beginnings....

Culturally Responsive Teaching and culturally relevant pedagogy are terms that are used quite often in schools and by buzzing speakers,...

As an educator of more than 20 years, I have seen a lot of changes in ​education. For many of my first years of teaching, I kept myself...

I entered the teaching profession back in 2010 with big goals that I felt I had to accomplish. Although teaching was not my first career...

We all want to attain greatness, but what about significance? Many of you may be asking, what is the difference, is there any difference,...

Do you ever feel like you are going through the motions to just get through the day? Do you continue to do what you have to do every day...

To truly appreciate disruption within the school setting, not only does it take a risk-taker to initiate the disruption, but the support...

When the words Differentiated Instruction comes up in teaching, many automatically think about modifying assignments for students rather...

If you close your eyes and really concentrate, I’ll bet you can activate all five senses. The trance-inducing landscape of flashing neon...

You’re thinking right or at least you believe you are. You enjoy this thing called “teaching”, and love seeing students reach their own...

Recently I had a colleague ask me for some ideas for dealing with challenges when it comes to classroom management, student behaviors,...

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