I know this title sounds a little sketchy right? How on earth can we get kids to take inventory of their time at such young ages? Well…I am here to tell you that this really simple idea actually works and it has been working for our family for almost five months. I am super excited […]
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What To Do When…(All of a Sudden)….You’ve Become a Distance Learning Teacher
What just happened!! One day we were comfortable in our brick and mortar classrooms and then wham! The next day our kids are at home and we are required to teach them virtually. Ok…now that we have had some time to think about it, now what? Well…guys I am here to tell you….nothing has changed […]
The Tent of Wonder
Photo courtesy of Unsplash, by: Amanda Dalbjorn
Hard is Hard
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 […]
Sifting Through Stormy Ideas
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 […]
Am I Asking Too Much?
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 […]
Preparing For Take Off 5,4,3,2,1….
Technology is the world’s magic. It is crazy to me how people have figured out how to communicate through space and the world of wifi. Answers to any question can be found within seconds with the click of the google bar, phones can almost think for us, and our technology and knowledge of science and […]
Zombies Toting Cell Phones
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 […]
Leader’s Workshop
Throughout my year, I have made a commitment to spend an hour a day for a week with individual teachers collaborating, reflecting, and team teaching with them. My intention was to build relationship, provide support, connect and learn from each other. Team teaching for a week with teachers throughout this past year has been the […]
Pipe Dreams?
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 […]