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Hello, Though it will seem like perhaps I am adding some drama or color to the story I’m about to tell you, I promise, it’s all true....

Hello, As I’m sure you know, my latest book, 50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps, just came out. I wanted to share with you some...

Hello, In my first year of college, I took a course on human growth and development. In that class we were assigned the book Flow: The...

Hello, When my oldest was in third grade he took the New York State Assessments for the first time. There is always so much hoopla...

Hello, As a writer, I will write even if people don’t read my work because I have ideas that nag at me wanting to get out. At the same...

Hello, In 2018, I read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. You...

Hello, When my husband and I were first dating, we used to go to a bar where they had electronic trivia. Each player would get their own...

Hello, I recently watched the HBO documentary, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley about Elizabeth Holmes, the modern-day...

Hello, Henry Ford is credited with the creation of the assembly line. Person A becomes great at and responsible for only Task A. Person...

Hello, A colleague of mine recently told me about the Brene Brown series, Atlas of the Heart on HBO based on her book by the same name. I...

Hello, In January, I will start my seventh-semester teaching pre-service administrators about curriculum leadership. The first night of...

Hello, When you were a kid, you probably went to a playground. I’m sure you can imagine all the equipment you could play with: swings and...

Hello, In my last post, “Worst Day Ever,” I shared that I am a mom of boys who play soccer.  In the post, “They Kept Playing,” I wrote...

Hello, I cannot tell you how many hours of my life I have spent on a sideline watching my children play different sports. Needless to...

Hello, This past spring I had the chance to see the musical Six about the six wives of Henry VIII. The show was amazing! It was like a...

Hello, Chalk it up to being close to Halloween, but I’ve been thinking a lot about vampires lately. I find myself listing cultural...

Hello, I have a crush. Okay, it’s a professional learning crush. I’m in love with the work of James Nottingham, the creator of the...

Hello, Lest I give you a false impression of me, I am fully human–warts and all. In a meeting with the administrative team in my district...

Hello, As I’ve shared before, I love listening to audiobooks. I use the Libby app which connects me to free audiobooks from the library...

Hello, Recently I had a conversation with someone in an online administrative preparation program (I’ll call this person Jennifer). In...