Serendipity in Education

Each week in our staff update we include tips to help us in our journey to be a trauma-informed school. When we first started including the tips, I spent time scouring the internet for the perfect graphics to go with the perfect tips, but I had a hard time finding exactly what I was looking… Continue reading Graphics for Trauma-Informed Schools

A character named Allie comes alive in my book Through the Lens of Serendipity. Allie is one of those woman you look at and immediately think, "She has it all." Yet, if you knew Allie's story, you would look at her completely differently. Instead of feeling threatened or jealous, you would look at her with… Continue reading We All Deserve to be HANDLEd with Care

At the beginning of this school year, I asked the following question on Twitter and in our school. The responses were insightful and have implications for all school leaders. Some of the responses were ones I expected, but some were surprising. As the dust settled from the whirlwind start to a new school year, I… Continue reading Five Things Teachers Need from Principals