I love learning. If you’re here reading, that probably isn’t a secret and I’m guessing you love it too. I write every week about my thinking and learning, and it rarely lives in just one place. It doesn’t matter which medium it comes from. I take it all in and layer it. Books. Articles. Conversations. …
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What helps you lead well when the days feel full and the expectations feel high? If you’re reading this, it’s likely because you care deeply about your work. You care about doing it well. You care about the people you serve. You care about growing, even when growth feels uncomfortable or unclear. And while many …
When leadership and learning feel heavy, what helps us decide how to move people forward with care and intention? This is a question that continuously rests on the shoulders of those leading complex work in schools. And if you are reading this post, perhaps this resonates with your own thinking. In his new book, Forward, …
At the beginning of the week, I was driving into work thinking about my long to-do list. If you work in education and are reading this, you know exactly what I mean. I was thinking about projects that matter and need to be lifted the right way. Communications that needed to go out so people …
I’ve been sitting with a question from George Couros’ new book, Forward, Together: “After all, isn’t true growth measured by our ability to look back on who we were and appreciate how far we’ve come?” What I keep returning to is not the looking back, but how that pause creates space for what comes next. …
This time of year has a way of making us pause. Not to count.Not to measure.But to notice. To look back not just at what we accomplished, but at what shaped us. What stayed with us. What we’re still carrying as we step forward. The longer I’ve been in education, the more I’ve come to …
Time is magic. It may be our greatest resource, and the one we never seem to have enough of. Yet it’s not magic because it appears out of nowhere; it’s magic because of what happens when leaders intentionally create it. When leaders carve out time to learn with teachers, meaningful professional learning doesn’t just happen. …
Recently, I was having a conversation with an educator that stayed with me long after we finished talking. It was grounded in her being so passionate about her work, in caring so deeply, but she was unsure if her efforts were being seen. By others. She was expressing that in some spaces her work feels …
I still remember the first time I stepped into a classroom as an instructional coach. I had my notebook, my questions, and my curiosity, but I also had something I did not yet have language for: the sense that I was entering magical space. At the time, coaching was a role many didn’t fully understand. …
I want to start by saying that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s because the only gifts we are expected to give are the ones that matter most…our presence, our attention, and our gratitude. And as we head into the week, I’ve been thinking a lot about where we choose to shine our “flashlight,” where …
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