100 Posts in 100 Days A few posts back, I alluded to working on something that I would soon be able to share. Here it is! Check out my newly published article on Edutopia: My preferred title is the one I’m using for this blog, “Professional Learning for THE Professionals”, but I’ll take it. … More #54: Professional Learning for THE Professionals
100 Posts in 100 Days In yesterday’s reflective post about unlearning, relearning, rethinking, and reimagining I shared that it is my role as communicator and connector that has been on my mind. After writing the post, I recalled talking with my friend and colleague Kristen Moreland for her vlog “On the Balcony” about a… More #48: Stringing Pearls
100 Posts in 100 Days In yesterday’s post, I shared how my first experience with Cognitive CoachingSM was the blessing of having a trained coach as my mentor teacher during my teaching internship. And, that I didn’t fully recognize it for the gift that it was until I started comparing notes with college classmates who… More #23: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 2
“It didn’t matter if we were planning, problem solving, or reflecting, I always felt empowered.”… More #22: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 1
Hello Friends and Colleagues! I trust you are off to a wonderful start to your new school year! With the first weeks behind us, I am excited to share with you the beginning of a new feature here on the website: Curated Collections. I love the excitement of walking through museums and galleries, room by… More Curated Collections: Your Learning and Leadership Docents
“Simplicity is requisite for reliability.”Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch Scientist This year has started with the honor of working with several beginning coaches in South America and the Caribbean. As these new leaders consider and absorb the many aspects of their new role, they have a wide array of questions. One common refrain is some version of,… More Simple Reliability: A Blank Calendar