All posts

Hello, As I’ve said before, most of the books I read these days are read with my ears since I’m a big fan of audiobooks. What’s more,...

Hello, Last week I had the amazing opportunity to be one of five speakers for the New York State Association of Women Administrators...

In a math professional learning session I attended in the summer of 2021, the trainers gave the teachers a math problem to work on. The...

Hello, I’m sure you’ve heard it said before that there is not a manual for how to be a parent. Certainly that’s true. There is also not...

Hello, This is not the letter I planned to send. I draft my Lyon’s Letters over the weekend so that I can have dedicated time to think...

Hello, Happy New Year! My guess is that you did not create a New Year’s Resolution. If you did, you’re in the minority. “According to...

This blog post was written by Andrew Marotta who had graciously agreed to share his post here. Want to learn more about Andrew Marotta? ...

Hello, In his December 6, 2021, blog post, "Feedback: How Was Your Experience Today,"(which I'll share on Lyon's Letters as a guest blog...

Hello, Do you ever notice that when you start to pay attention to something, you see it everywhere? For example, did you ever get a new...

Hello, I started writing Lyon’s Letters as emails in 2008 after attending an ASCD conference where I heard Robyn R. Jackson speak. To...

Hello, Two letters ago I wrote “It'’s Not What You Think” and attempted to change the narrative around what students in the 21/22 school...

Hello, Thanks to our humanity, we all have commonalities and differences. For example, like me, you may enjoy cats more than dogs. ...

Hello, I want you to imagine that you were asked to do something but your skill set to do the task was limited. It’s not that you...

Hello, About five years ago now, two of my kids were upstairs fighting. Upon hearing what can only be described as a ruckus, my husband...

Hello, This is the chapter of my life where even though my kids are old enough to be home alone, they are not old enough to get...

Hello, If you are human, and I'm pretty sure most of you are, you're likely feeling a little (or a lot) like you've been drowning. ...

Hello, I’m going to cut to the chase. I was wrong. Not on purpose, but even so, I was wrong. I’m the type of person who tries to weigh...

Hello, My first year of teaching I was a long-term sub for 20 weeks in one district and 20 weeks in a different district. While in my...

Hello, I had the chance to talk with a former co-worker-turned-friend last week who told me about a challenge he was facing in his...

Hello, So I’m really excited because I actually did receive some responses to last week’s Lyon’s Letter, “Making (Up) the Grade).” As a...