Teaching Objectives for Life
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View ArticleWhat Are You Waiting For?
What if we only share the things we think everyone will agree with? Play it safe. Saying the words we know everyone will read. Are there some of us who never blog because we feel like we don’t have...
View ArticleThe Five Most Important Things A Leader Ever Said To Me
I’ve been lucky. I’ve had the chance to work with so many great leaders throughout my years in education. I’ve been thinking a lot about them lately. About what they did for me, how they pushed me,...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Social Media
Share this. Post this. Update that status. We live in a connected world. A Smartphone in our pocket, a laptop on our desk, a tablet in our hand. We have the power to share something before it’s even...
View ArticleAll In
Remember that feeling when you were 8, and you’d coast down a hill on your bike? The smell of fresh grass. The wind streaming through your hair. You laughing, out loud, because it really was that much...
View ArticleResolve
I want 2014 to be the year I work harder at being myself. More writing with less editing and careful word choice. More honesty about what I believe in, and less about what others want to hear. More art...
View ArticleBecause I Need to Create
My #oneword for 2014? It’s easy. Create. Everyone has that “thing” in their life. The one that fuels their thoughts, ignites their ideas. Fires up their passions. Mine? It’s creating. When holiday...
View ArticleWhat are YOU going to focus on in 2014?
Last year I started a little Project365, you know, a photo a day to see the good. We used the hashtag #edugood and many awesome educators made it all the way through the year, one photo a day. When a...
View ArticleMake It Great
It’s so easy to get caught up in yesterday. Wishing we had done something different. Wishing we had made another choice. Wishing we knew the exact steps to take next. But, it’s more important to get...
View ArticleIf You Use The Internet, Then You’ll Love This
IFTTT. It stands for If this, then that. It’s a website at www.ifttt.com and an app for the iphone. I’ll admit, the first time I heard about it, I didn’t get. So, I never used it. BIG regret....
View ArticleWhy Collaboration Matters
Last year was so hard. Moving, settling in a new city, starting a new position at a new school. It left my head spinning in a way I’m just now really beginning to understand. It’s like being in a...
View ArticleThe Power to Connect With the World
Click to Download full resolution. Best printed 12×18. What could you be doing instead of reading People magazine in the doctor’s office waiting room? How could you better spend your time in that long...
View ArticleIt Was About Learning All Along
I’ve been waiting for this magical moment when I moved from being a teacher to being a leader. When I walked out of my classroom, a piece of my heart broke that I wondered if I’d ever have again....
View ArticleWe Liked It!
Thank you, Saturday Night Live, for Grumpy Old Man. If you need a laugh, remind yourself just how funny he really is. Tweet
View ArticleThey Don’t Make Running Shoes For Snails
It doesn’t matter what school you work in. It will happen. There will be changes you want to happen. Changes that you know need to happen. Changes that will take time. There’s the whole ‘getting...
View Article6 Fantastic Finds for Fonts
Hi. I’m Krissy. I’m a fontaholic. I notice fonts on billboards. I can name fonts in commercials. I just don’t think you can ever have too many. I have over 2,000 fonts installed on my computer....
View ArticleBecause it is stealing… every time.
Sharing. It’s not just something I learned in preschool. It’s something I believe in. I believe we are better, together. Creating. It’s not just something I do because I want something to do. It’s...
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