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Five Conversations I’m Not Interested In Having
There are five conversations I feel like I’m having, over and over again. In my learning space, through Twitter, at conferences. I even read about them on blogs, in educational magazines… the five...
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Maybe It’s Ordinary. Until It’s Not
Maybe learning is about seeing something ordinary from a new perspective. Whether it’s a sunrise at 40,000 feet, or a problem you’ve been trying to solve. A new view brings new ideas. Sometimes the...
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Genuine
The most important thing that you can be as an educator? Yourself. Kids can feel authenticity from a mile away. Your joy is their joy. Your curiosity is their wonder. Your ability to be who you are?...
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Global Connections
School is not just about connecting kids with curriculum. It’s about connecting kids to the world. Showing them they matter. Encouraging them to embrace their own uniqueness while they embrace the...
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Limitless
It was inspiring to hear Temple Grandin speak at the Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Conference today. Their theme this year? “Gifted and Beyond.” Beyond indeed. Beyond the label. Beyond your...
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The Most Important Skill I Wish I Had Learned In School
I learned a lot in school. But there is so much I didn’t learn. Resiliency. Grit. Determination. I had to learn those on my own. Outside the classroom. My struggles were in trying to collect stars for...
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The Amazing Teacher Podcast
Recently I was lucky enough to share my thoughts about teaching with Sam Rangel on the Amazing Teacher Podcast. Sam is doing A-MAZING work himself, celebrating the education, and I was completely...
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So YOU Wanna Go to Space Camp?
If you’ve read my blog for more than 4.2 seconds, you know I love all things STEM. You also know that Space Camp had a HUGE impact on me as an educator and person. When I left Advanced Space Camp, I...
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Eleven
An amazing educator and friend, who I was lucky enough to meet in person at ISTE last summer has tagged me in the Eleven Challenge. I can’t resist, especially because she KNOWS I’d love to travel to...
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Except When It’s Not Jolly
The holidays. Glitter. Lights. Sparkly ornaments. It’s a beautiful time of year. Music piped in everywhere you go. Hustle and bustle of shoppers. It’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Except...
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Egg-gineering
Today was eggcellent. Yes. Prepare yourself for more egg puns. Students participated in the great Egg-gineering Challenge. I came across a tweet last school year from @carenmac and this project,...
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Key to Happy
This one’s for Sarah! Thanks for being a part of my PLN. Click to download full size. Best print ratio is 12×18. Tweet
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Looking Back to Look Forward
2013 was a year I didn’t see coming. A year of unbelievable blessing and challenging change. At the end of it, as I look through my Instagrams, tweets, status updates, and blog posts, I realize how it...
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Challenges
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A Gift Reminding Me What Matters
This morning I came across one of my most prized possessions from my entire career in education. It’s not some fancy award like my Teacher of the Year plaque, nor a Golden Apple. It’s not even...
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Filled With Fascination
You know when you were a kid and you saw something…something that took hold of your imagination? Your thoughts. Your ideas. Your mind wandered. You had questions. More questions. You asked, “Why?”...
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