Like many teachers soon be returning to their classrooms, I’ll be entering a new school where I’ll be a vice principal. New school with new colleagues and new students with new parents in a new community. I’ve been the “new kid on the block” many times in my career. Being new isn’t what is the…
“choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.” Barry Schwartz A troubling pattern has emerged in education: educators are being asked to continuously improve, innovate, and adapt their practices with little time to make change while not be given the time or resources to do so effectively. This contradiction has…
Each of us has the opportunity to shift how we see the world – to change our perspective on how we step into each day. There is the option to not just live each day but to thrive as a person. It may require help from others. It may require seeking professional help. It may…
PD isn’t about the sessions I attend, books and articles I read, or the conferences I attend. It’s all about mindset. The approach I take is about Personal Development. Sometimes my focus is on the professional but it’s not my sole purpose for learning and growth.
Each day we have the opportunity to reach out to others & show them we care for their well being. Each of us has the power to lift others through our actions & words. Focus on the essential & important. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
What does it mean for a teacher to develop their own voice? How does someone new to teaching figure all this out?
Connections are at the heart of our lives, shaping us from the time we are born
Every day is a PD day!
When we share our Voice, we take a chance sending out a piece of ourselves without knowing how it will affect others. And that’s the beauty of it! Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
Not all mistakes are the same. Some help us improve, some define our characters, and a few help us to see we need others to succeed. #myPDtoday
