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One of Those Meetings
I was in one of those meetings recently where you know you need a big box of Kleenex nearby. It was one of those meetings where you...
Feb 26, 2020

4 Questions to Help You Change THIS
THIS 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 20, 2019

A Place to Start
When you think about how you want to approach your work…where do you want to start? I know how I would answer that question, but if I’m...
Oct 6, 2019

Three Important Things (and One Promise) from Reclaiming Our Calling
Many of us are feeling a tension in education. We’ve been asked to prioritize student achievement above the human beings doing the actual...
Dec 18, 2018


1 Thing Personalized Learning Might be Missing
The picture above will make more sense in a minute. First, I want to share how my Saturday morning started. I woke up this weekend and...
Feb 10, 2018


When They Come Back
Recently, a former student named Sofia stopped by Greenwood Elementary to say hi and deliver a special gift. I'll get to that story in a...
Dec 15, 2017

One Thing Weak Leaders Do Differently
This is my 10th year serving as an elementary principal, and I learn something new every single day. Sometimes I learn through my own...
Sep 12, 2017


A Different Gift
I was checking my Twitter feed yesterday intent on catching up on a few of my favorite educational blogs. I'm usually pretty efficient at...
Jul 30, 2017

Assume Nothing
Several years ago, I made a really bad assumption as a school leader. I assumed that the purpose and vision we all aspired to was...
Mar 11, 2017

Be There!
Be there! Save the date and mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 14th from 3:00-4:00pm CST. Looking for tools to sharpen your vision,...
Feb 22, 2017

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