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Originally published on March 5, 2020 Happy Thursday, I started listening to the book Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape...

Originally published on February 20, 2020 Happy Thursday, Last week the keynote speaker on our Superintendent’s Conference Day for the...

Originally published on February 13, 2020 Happy Thursday! Okay, when I last left you, I shared all of the front-end work that I had to do...

Originally published on February 6, 2020 Happy Thursday! In the beginning of January I forwarded everyone an email I received from the NY...

Originally published on January 23, 2020 Happy Thursday, Last year my best friend had a milestone birthday—you know, a birthday that ends in a zero.  That got me thinking… When I was four, my mom turned thirty.  She would tell you that she remembers me telling her on that day that she was old. At twelve, while getting my haircut, the hairdresser found a gray hair.  I figured that I’d have a full head of gray hair by the time I was 25.  I’m happy to say that didn’t happen.

Originally published on January 16, 2020 Happy Thursday! When I was in the 5th grade I moved to a new school in a new state.  At this...

Originally published on December 12, 2019 Happy Thursday, Have you ever heard of the United Way's Poverty Simulation? "The simulation is...

Originally published on December 6, 2019 Happy Friday, If I said to you that someone was a product of their environment, what comes to...

Originally published on November 14, 2019 Happy Thursday! I was reminded last week of a book that I bought last school year but haven’t...

Originally published on October 3, 2019 Happy Thursday! So last Thursday was Halloween.  Costumes were not even a real conversation with...

Originally published on October 24, 2019 Happy Thursday! Anyone who knows me knows that I listen to a lot of audiobooks.  I love how I...

Originally published on October 17, 2019 Happy Thursday, One of the books that has had the largest impact on the way I see the world is...

Originally published on October 10, 2019 Happy Thursday! So last week’s letter shared how I heard 2019 NYS Teacher of the Year Alhassan...

Originally published on October 3, 2019 Happy Thursday, Last Friday I attended and presented at the annual Buffalo State College PDS...

Originally published on September 19, 2019 Happy Thursday! If I were to ask you if you liked change, most of you would resoundingly say...

Originally published on October 26, 2017 Happy Thursday! Earlier this month I attended the Scholastic Literacy Summit in Dallas. It was...

Originally published November 2, 2017 Happy Thursday! I’m taking a class right now through my district's Staff Development Center on...

Originally published on September 12, 2019 Happy Thursday! I recently spoke with a mom who is very active in her child’s school community....

Originally published on January 27, 2019 Hello Again! I have taken a break from blogging because I was working on my book...I found it...

Originally published on October 17, 2018 Happy Thursday! It is not uncommon in the education profession to hear educators talk about the...