The most radical idea in education today isn’t about new curricula or technologies—it’s about fundamentally rethinking how we design schools to handle change itself. Instead of treating change as a disruption that needs to fit into the current system, schools need to be able to naturally adapt and respond to evolving needs. Beyond the Reform…
There’s a bitter irony I continue to see happening in education today: the very efforts designed to improve schools often guarantee their own failure. New initiatives are launched with great fanfare, invest significant resources in training and implementation, and then watch as they fade away within a few years, replaced by the next wave of…
I’ve been working on the idea of a podcast for some time now and finally taken the time to do some planning and organizing to move from ‘idea’ to ‘action’. This isn’t the first time I’ve attempted to do a podcast. In the past, I’d get an episode or three completed but then the hectic…
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…
I’m learning that there is a limit to what you can do in a given time. I can’t do it all. I’ve watched friends around me slowly try to do more and more as the pressures of teaching during a pandemic continued to add to their list of things To Do. On top of that, they are feeling the pressure of a society that is, at this very moment, very divided and confused. Teachers, and many people, feel abandoned as they try to figure out how to best do their work while lacking personal safety and care. The mental and physical toll has been immense. In order to take care of myself, I have been working to develop habits that will ensure I can do my absolute best each day. I’m now at a point where it feels right to step back into this space.
What does it mean for a teacher to develop their own voice? How does someone new to teaching figure all this out?
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
Hope gives us the energy and desire to go forward, to learn, to reflect, to innovate. Hope is a candle in our darkness – guiding us as we continue forward. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
If we are not willing to let go of ‘Who We Were’ we will not find out ‘Who We Could Be’ – we often fear that which brings change- that which pushes us to re-examine who we are. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
