I have to be honest; this week’s blog was a challenge for me. I have a great deal on my mind right now, and every time I started on a top...

We could all use a little encouragement these days. Amid unrest and uncertainty there are so many questions and so few answers. As Christ...

Have you ever been “over the moon” about something? If my daughters heard me use that expression, they would probably inform me that no o...

By now everyone is out of school, and summer has officially begun. Unlike other summers, this one feels different. The cloud of uncertain...

This week's blog is written by my dear friend, Keisha Hill. The first step in moving forward and being the best for our students is to g...

As educators we all know our students have to “do the work” if they want to learn. Some try to learn by osmosis but quickly find out that...

As I pen this blog, many educators have just completed or are in the process of completing one of the most unusual school years in histor...

It’s graduation time! Even though seniors all over our country are having to find alternative ways to celebrate, graduation is an opportu...

As the school year draws to a close, conversations are quickly heating up regarding next year. Everyone is weighing in—politicians, docto...

Without a doubt this has been the most memorable May I have experienced in a long time. I feel quite certain most of us will look back on...

Ever wonder why it is so hard to be patient? Maybe you are patient, and this is just my problem! While I think I was probably born impati...

Weary. This is beginning to reflect how many are feeling these days. For educators, trying to navigate this time of uncertainty while sim...

Like most of you, I initially did not consider this time of isolation as a “gift.” The change in our lives has been sudden and unexpected...

My husband and I have been married 37 years. I can honestly say I love him more today than I did in our early years. It hasn’t all been p...

How is your thought life these days? Mine is a bit all over the place. No matter your situation, we all find ourselves pondering unwelcom...

Into the Unknown. Into the Unknown. The chorus from this popular Frozen 2 song keeps playing over and over in my head. It seems to be app...

It is difficult to put into words what everyone is probably feeling right now. Our way of life has been turned upside down by this pandem...

What a difference one week makes. In my community students and teachers had a bounce in their step last weekend. It was the beginning of ...

Aren’t you glad… · you woke up today? · the sun was shining? · the birds were singing? · your energy prevailed? · students were cooperati...

Several times over the life of my career as an educator (often in interviews), I have been asked the following question, “What is your ph...