Serendipity in Education

What a blessing it is to have research that tells us what teacher and school practices have the biggest impact on student achievement. We can all agree that time is a precious commodity during the school day and it is important to maximize our efforts in the classroom to support student achievement. Let's talk about… Continue reading Principal Estimates of Teacher Achievement

If you are looking for an expert in leading through crisis, you may want to look elsewhere. I am a school principal who is learning every single day how to lead through crisis, just like so many principals out there. This is my 19th year as a school leader and I did occasionally experience crises… Continue reading Leading Through Crisis

“Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.”-Denis Waitley The idea of helping teachers find more balance and have healthy workloads is both absolutely necessary and absolutely perplexing at the same time. It is absolutely necessary because the frantic pace of education is not sustainable,… Continue reading Healthy Workloads for Educators