Last Friday I had the privilege of hosting an online administrator’s academy entitled, “Trauma Responsive Practices: Learning, Leading and Connected” with Stanley Leone and Bhavna Sharma-Lewis as facilitators.  To say …

It can be difficult in today’s society to say one is truly happy.  With COVID-19, demanding daily schedules, society pressures, social media, work stress, finances….the list could go on and …

We all know the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”.  Well my child grew up and left home on Friday. No, not my biological child (she is …

Did you know that yesterday was Random Acts of Kindness Day?  I had no clue! I was on Twitter and started seeing post after post of #RandomActsOfKindnessDay.  So being home …

This week’s post comes to you from Jay Shipinski.  Jay is currently a Field Ambassador, teacher leader, and a member of the Field Museum’s teacher advisory council in addition to …

Last Tuesday I had Lindsay Zilly, (@iCoachLindsay) Director of Professional Learning with the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance (@ideaillinois) to the Kane County Regional Office of Education.  I had asked Lindsay …

Jane Kise, Elena Aguilar, Jim Knight, Diane Sweeney….all considered experts in their field, published authors, with different key ideas and visions for coaching.  With so many various models available and …

 This week’s post comes to you from Kim Hollis.  Kim is a reading specialist for Geneva School District 304.  I am thrilled to share Kim’s post with you, although I …

Physically and mentally exhausted, disheveled, overwhelmed…..these are the adjectives I would use to describe how I typically feel at the end of facilitating an Administrator’s Academy or workshop.  After countless …

It’s November, which for many of us, indicates that it is time for Parent Teacher Conferences.  Early in my career I dreaded parent teacher conferences. I collected student work samples, …