Author: Todd Nesloney

This post was co-written with the INCREDIBLE Roman Nowak. For years we’ve heard, or talked, about the power of being a connected educator.  About how when you put yourself out there and learn from and with others, it changes you.  It grows you. It gives you a perspective you may have never had before. Today,…

About a week or so ago I wrote a blog post called “10 Educators Worth Following”.  It took off like wild fire. My goal in writing that post was just to introduce readers of my blog to 10 people they probably weren’t following, that are sharing great info online and doing exceptional things in education….

If you were to ask someone what the job of an educator is in today’s world, I’m sure they would say something to the affect of “Their job is to teach our kids what they need to know so they can pass that test, or go to college, or get a job”. But for anyone…

I’m sure you’ve heard of that saying of “you can’t see the forest for the trees”.  I have heard it before, but this week it was spoken to me by someone I greatly respect and reminded me of something. Sometimes we get so deep into things as an educator….the grading, lesson planning, parent meetings/phone calls,…

Every so often I love to use the platform I have to recognize other educators in our field.  I have learned so much through tools like Twitter.  But those tools are only as good as the people you choose to surround yourself with! These are some educators online who I think have some great resources,…

Thanksgiving.  That time of the year when we take just a little more time to think of things we’re thankful for.  As I was making a list of things I was thankful for, our students kept coming to my mind.  And how we could view so many of them as having trouble making a thankful…

This past week I had the experience of visiting a friend’s school and seeing what they were up to.  I’ve always been a believer in connecting with others online and learning from and with them. But that is only a piece of the puzzle.  To truly learn from someone you have to see them in…

Every one of us know what is feels like when someone shows interest in who we are as a person.  When they truly care.  Each of us also know what it feels like when someone says something hurtful that feels like it cuts us to the core. Our words are powerful.  Aldous Huxley once said…

So many times I have seen how much our jobs are like those of servant leaders.  We must continually give of ourselves day after day not only to our students, but to their families, our co-workers, and our own families. Because of how our jobs so easily look like servant leadership I think sometimes we…

Every day when we come to work, we have a choice.  That choice looks very simple on paper, but in reality it isn’t quite that easy. What is that choice?  That choice is to come to work with all of our baggage or to leave it in our car. Our students show up to school…

Something I wrote about in “Kids Deserve It!” is the feeling of doubt. The wondering if you’re good enough.  Every one of us at one point or time doubts our gifts, talents, and abilities.  We wonder if we’re in the right job.  If we really know what we’re doing. Sometimes that doubt comes from our…