Last week, I took the above video of one of our marvelous teachers, Mrs. King. This clip quickly became viral, and has thousands of views, because what you see is nothing less than CONTAGIOUS! When you watch Mrs. King every single morning THIS is how she greets students. No lie. Not only will you see …
As leaders, what we do has far more significant of an impact than the words we speak. Our words will always matter, but what matters, even more, is that our actions and words align for good. We all know that people can sense right away when there is alignment, or not. Here is a challenge …
Recently, I was invited onto the Aspire Podcast with Joshua Stamper that features educational leaders who are breaking boundaries in education. Take a listen to this podcast either here on iTunes or here on Soundcloud and hear my thoughts regarding how: Leadership is what you make of it, patience while putting in the work to …
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Together, But Not the Same I truly believe unity does not mean uniformity. This idea holds true in many areas of life, but in this post, I am referring to the idea of unity in schools. As we know from being educators, school leaders, or observers of the school system, a healthy and growing school …
Identify problems, but give your time and energy to solutions. My Own Experience As a current middle school assistant principal, discipline is a daily part of my daily job responsibilities. Following the student handbook and ensuring our school is safe is a crucial part of what I do. With that said, it is also necessary …
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When I was a teacher, calling home for positive contact was THE priority at the start of the year. I knew that building the relationships with parents was just as important as building that bond with students. No one asked me to do this, but each year my goal was to call all parents of …
The above idea is one of my favorite points in my book Unleash Talent. Thank you to Jamie Chernault for sharing her thoughts on this excerpt, and this image, on Twitter. We are not here on this world by accident. I truly believe that we were gifted with the world, and the world was gifted with each …
We as educators, family members, friends, and people, lead busy lives. Within the noise of our overbooked schedules, it is way too easy and natural to continue our path of mundane tasks that lead to stress and exhaustion. Some or most of these tasks may be a required part of our job. But, other habits …
The mark of an educator who can reach and teach students is one who continues to build upon the art of compassion. I am very serious and intentional when I put the words “art” and “compassion” in the same sentence. Kindness is an art form, it is a habit, it is a way of living, …
For years, I thought self-care was a hobby, something that you did for yourself last. I envisioned self-care as a “nice to acquire collectible” that you wanted to have, but once you obtained it, you had no idea what to do with it or the purpose of it. So by default, you just pushed the item …
