It was my second day as a Principal (ever), I sat in the district-wide administrative team meeting sitting next to the Director of Student Services.  I made a comment to …

Congratulations to D300’s Christina Dahlberg from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School for being the first to respond to my blog last week, “As The Bell Rings”.  Christina will receive a $20 …

As a teacher (and administrator), one of the things I enjoyed most about the beginning of a new school year was creating my daily schedule.  Yes, I know how lame …

I don’t know about you but this summer has flown by.  Just a few days ago I saw a tweet that mentioned there were only 3 weeks of summer vacation …

The ROE’s training room has been booked 8 of the past 10 business days with workshops and Administrator Academies.  Yes, it is a busy time of year with teacher license …

As an educator, I am constantly in shock of how many meetings we are“required” to attend.  Faculty meetings, data team meetings, PLCs, curriculum/team meetings, PTO meetings, parent/teacher conferences,  committee meetings, …

Early in my career I couldn’t wait for May, not because I had survived another year and was one step closer to my tenure, although that was definitely an added …

Most students, and educators, for that matter have started to count down the days until summer break.  I’ve seen many creative ways of doing this on Twitter/Pinterest – alphabet countdowns, …

I had an eye-opening experience on Sunday; my daughter (5 years old, only child) was going stir crazy in the house.  I didn’t blame her, it is almost May and …

I have been called an “experiential learner” – that I need to fail, get hurt, and make mistakes in order to learn and change my behavior.  As an experiential learner …