Dec 4, 2019Choosing the 3rd ButtonThere's power in simplicity. Clarity compels. Change is more likely when complex concepts are distilled into digestible ideas. Meaningful...
Nov 27, 2019Beyond PLNWe live in connected times. Sometimes it’s hard to believe how powerful the devices we casually tuck in our pockets really are. I joined...
Nov 20, 20194 Questions to Help You Change THISTHIS will impact your classroom or school’s culture. How you approach THIS says a lot about who you are. As a matter of fact, THIS could...
Nov 13, 2019Burn the ShipsOne of the challenges we face as educators is knowing what to hold onto and what to let go of. This tension applies as much to ideas as...
Nov 6, 2019The Problem with Principals who Used to ReadSometimes I write to reflect and other times I write to share an idea. Today is different. Today I'm writing to dialogue about something...
Oct 30, 2019A Thing or Two on PassionWhen I was in high school I dreamed of becoming an art teacher. I took every art elective our high school offered (and then some). To...
Oct 23, 20193 Things Principal School didn’t teach Us about School CultureMost of us have been conditioned to believe that changing school culture takes several years. While there's some truth to this, I'm...
Oct 16, 2019Blind SpotsLast week I had the chance to facilitate a couple workshops at a conference center in Ohio. Over the course of the conference, two...
Oct 9, 20191 Thing that will Change Your PlaylistI was sitting on an airplane this week scrolling through old photos on my phone. A flood of memories filled my mind when I came across...