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I am just finishing up the 2024 summer conference series, and I am already thinking about 2025. In thinking about a new workshop, I was inspired by a conversation over the summer with an administrator who was in her first…
In your day-to-day life, you have likely encountered Artificial Intelligence (AI). Perhaps it was while shopping, scrolling through social media, or at work. AI’s capabilities are remarkable, and they only continue to get more complex by the day. In my…
Imposter syndrome: an uncomfortable feeling one experiences when doubting your own skills and accomplishments, and a feeling that you are not as worthy as others. After over two decades in education, fifteen years doing professional development, two masters degrees, National…
I recently wrote a blog for individuals interested in becoming a presenter. In Part 1, I aimed to give a few tips for how to enter the speaking world. And now in Part 2, I want to share how to…
Happy almost 2023! So, for those of you who have followed me for a while, you may remember for many years I did challenges (19 for ’19, 18 for ’18, 17 for ’17, 16 for ’16, and 15 for ’15)…
Over the past dozen years, I have had the opportunity to travel across the country and do something that I never thought in my wildest dreams I would be able to do as an educator: make money presenting and speaking….
Back in about 2016, “giant” games were all the rage in classrooms. Giant Jenga, Giant Kerplunk, Giant Checkers, and so on. Traditional games were coming to life in larger sizes, and I got on the bandwagon with a twist on…
There is no silver bullet for how to be an effective principal. If you ask 100 principals what is their strategy in running a school, you’ll likely get 100 different answers. Styles vary, but quality doesn’t. Be the best principal…
Over the course of my first decade or so in education, I admittedly had little knowledge on what was happening with the little friends down the hall from me in the Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classrooms when it came…
In July 2018, I wrote a blog that featured the House system that I implemented at my previous school. In the original blog, you can find out a bit more about what a House system is, its origins, why it’s…
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