The Grip of Abandonment
I can still remember it as clear as if it happened yesterday. The day my father walked out, 18 or so years ago. I remember him walking up to my…
Why I Will Never Quit
This blog post has been rummaging around in my brain for a while. I guess the best way to start this post is how it came to be… For a…
The Power of Connection
If you’ve been reading my blog for very long you should know how often I talk about the power of connecting on social media. I even wrote a blog post…
Falling in Love with Reading Thanks to @DonalynBooks
I hated Reading until I was in the 5th grade. Until I found the book series “Animorphs”. That one little series got me hooked on reading. I still remember my…
Educator Learning Series BEGINS! #EduLS
Well, after the HUGE success of the #SummerLS (with over 3,000 participants from 9 different countries), and after winning an EduBlog Award for Best Open PD for 2014, I decided…
The Easily Forgotten
This post has been heavy on my heart for about a week now and I finally had the time to sit down and write it out. I grew up with…
That’s Not My Job
One of the things that always drove me insane as a teacher was when I would ask a child to pick up a piece of trash off of our classroom…
The 2014 EduBlog Awards
Every year the EduBlog Awards come along. They recognize different aspects of the online community of education. If you haven’t heard of them or seen some of the awesome things…
Meet @BoswellAllison, The Officer of Optimism
In my effort to recognize the amazing members of my staff, I’ve dropped the ball the last few weeks….so now, it’s BACK! And this week is a great one. This…
1,000 Times
Music is another passion of mine. At one point in my life I even thought about becoming a radio DJ, haha! While driving in the car yesterday I heard a…
Choose Love
I try not to watch the news too often, but I quickly find myself drawn in. I’m a very empathetic person and quickly associate myself deeply with others’ pain. Because…
Leading and Learning with @GoSwivl
About 3 weeks ago, I attended one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to, Miami Device. While presenting at the conference I had seen a Swivl robot set up…
