Making the Case to Face Selfward
This post was also published on Medium. So often, when looking at oneself, the prefixes “intro” or “in” are used, such as introspection...
Presence is a Gift
I had always taught full time, so when I left my tenured job and started again from zero at the board, it was it was interesting to get...
My River, My Mountain- A Day of Learning with Jennifer Abrams
I took on a bevy of different lenses throughout my day of learning to swim in the deep end with Jennifer Abrams and my learning teams....
A Take 2 Attitude
Whether you call it a do-over, a mulligan, or a second chance, the take-two is something that I strongly encourage. I have always...
If You Build It...The Invitation of Personalizing Projects
Learning is a personal experience where, regardless of how people learn, many factors are at play in the process of learning. Because...
PBL Outside the Classroom and the Leadership Principles Behind Primary Play Day
A few months ago, during a staff meeting at the school where I was doing an LTO, a 6 month contract teaching role, the Primary Lead asked...
The Unmeasurable and Immeasurable Outcomes of PBL
Project based learning is a powerful way to allow students opportunities to learn, build and use a variety of skills in authentic...
Ready, S.E.T., Go- The Self Esteem Toolbox
Feeling good is something we can't take for granted- not in our students and not in ourselves. There have been many recent tragedies,...
P.I.N.K. Shirt Day
I recited this poem that I wrote about P.I.N.K. Shirt Day at an assembly a few years ago: This story begins with a once upon a time...
Permission Slip for Creativity
Sitting across the table from the illustrious Stephen Hurley, I was deeply enthralled in our discussion of all things education. He...