Culture is shaped by choices. You can accept what frustrates you, or you can model what inspires you. One action might not change everything, but it can start the ripple.
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One of my favorite moments from the summer was during my last week working with a school district in Maine, where a singular superintendent’s vulnerability could spark the growth of an entire community.
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Your journey will look different from mine, and that’s the point. Success is about creating the life that inspires you and others.
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I was blessed to work with Walton County Schools in Florida recently, and to see some of the work that they are doing was inspiring. Their superintendent, Mr. A Russel
When students are part of our professional learning, the room shifts. Their presence reminds us why we do what we do, and often, they challenge us to see new possibilities.
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This past week, while working with a group of administrators, a principal asked me about how I respond to the idea of preparing students for the “real world” in our
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Probably one of my most popular posts of all time is titled “5 Questions to Ask Your Students to Start the School Year,” and I wanted to share a variation
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In 2019, I wrote, “4 Thoughts to Help You Move Beyond Harsh Self-Criticism,” and I was revisiting this post lately after a conversation with a friend. In education, people
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This past week, I put the finishing touches on a new book I will be releasing in 2026 with the subtitle, “Moving People Forward, Together, in Contentious Times,” and
For the month of July 2025, I wanted to revisit some of my past blog posts and reflect on why I wrote them in the first place. Today’s “revisit”
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