One of the most important relationships in schools is the relationship between new teachers and their mentors. Yet, if I had a dollar for every school or district that had […]

I became a teacher by accident. It was serendipity in action. When I left my high school on that last day of senior year, I was absolutely giddy and said,

If you consider yourself a servant-leader, do either of these scenarios ring true for you? The “chicken with your head cut off” servant-leader: This type of leader runs around doing

As of July 1, I am officially not the principal of Quincy Elementary anymore. I’d like to say that my tears are all cried out, but I seem to keep

Have you ever been around someone whose mere presence feels like a massage? This past week I was able continue my Cognitive Coaching training with one of those people. Her

It feels like too much too much of the time right now, doesn’t it? You are not alone, there are educators around the world feeling the same way. If you

I hit “publish” on my very first blogpost on December 6, 2015 and this post will be my 248th. That first post was called “My Infuriation with Education” and I

One beautiful lesson from COVID is that things can change on a dime. That means what is worrying me today may be a distant memory tomorrow–either because it gets resolved