This is a site that challenges the walls of our mind, our classrooms, our houses to transform into windows. These windows allow us to collaborate, connect, learn, and inspire each other through being visible, modelling, and instilling healthy habits every, single, day.
We are not there yet. I wonder if we will ever know if we have arrived there yet? Where is ‘there’? Mine is forever blurring, flickering, and then shifting focus. At times it’s a clear picture and other times it shakes and flashes like a television searching for a signal. What I have learned and […]
I write. I always have. I learned the best way to feel better is to write about my feelings or ideas. I learned this from my mom, who always wrote. I remember watching her lose herself in her writing. It was one of the few times that her face looked so relaxed, fulfilled, free of […]
Hard is hard. Change is hard. Moving forward or through something is hard. Growth is hard. High performance is hard. Of course it is. If it wasn’t we would all be doing this all of the time. I believe that we want to do all of these things, however, it may look to you, but…excuses […]
The concept of teacher autonomy refers to the teacher’s views of professional independence in schools and especially the degree to which they can make autonomous decisions about what they teach and how. Jeffrey Kays (2016) viewed autonomy as Pavlovian and referred to autonomy as an axis that intersects with alignment. He stated that the degree […]
It’s hard to be human sometimes! It is really hard to sift through our emotions and challenges that arise throughout our days, especially those moments that erupt out of nowhere. I felt like I had failed so many times because of these explosions. However, I have changed my mind. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t […]
Building a school culture where everyone wants to be there and work towards the most optimal learning possible is a tough job. It has to go beyond the curriculum and back to the days where breaking bread was how we got things done. Sometimes keeping it simple, with a plate of food, a coffee, and […]
At what point are we, as leaders,expecting or asking too much? I had a conversation a few weeks ago and this question seemed to be the propeller of the topic of the discussion. The person whom I had been talking to posed this thought and it stopped me in my tracks. I was a little […]
When I think about our world, so many questions and thoughts run through my head. Questions such as, “what has our world come to? Why do we judge our worth and each other on likes and followers? Has everyone thought of everything? Is this it? Are we missing something?” These questions often swim through the […]
Let’s dream for a moment. I am talking about those big dreams that we are waiting for “someday” to kidnap and take hostage and finally conquer. Those what ifs without the yeah buts. What if we had a school where the walls became quantum tunnels that teachers, students, leaders etc. could see and walk through […]
Opening up the walls, sending forth ripples of energy, empowerment, and knowledge in an effort to break down the barriers of resistance and self-doubt can be a very daunting task for leaders and teachers. The walls of a classroom are wise. They hold the superpowers, the teaching methods, and the successes of the teachers, students, […]
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