May 31, 20211 min read

Co-Teaching: What Can Two Do Better Than One?

Co-teaching typically refers to a general education teacher and special educator working together to provide instruction to a group of...

Apr 27, 20213 min read

Top Three Ways To Take The Joy Out of Learning

TEACHERS: READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO CRUSH YOUR STUDENTS' SOULS Did I catch your attention? Of course, no teacher sets out to design...

Apr 10, 20213 min read

My inspiration

The word that evokes the greatest emotion in me is a name. Nina. Nina is my sister, my love, my strength, my Achilles heel, my purpose....

Mar 25, 20214 min read

Learning Loss - Yes, It's A Thing.

Back in May 2020 when we were only a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, an opinion piece in the Washington Post suggested a different...

Feb 17, 20212 min read

What's Missing from the Equity Conversation?

I recently spoke with a school leader who shared how excited she was that her district’s efforts around cultural responsiveness were met...

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Beyond MLK and Rosa Parks

In honor of Martin Luther King Day today, I searched my daughters’ bookshelves for a story to read with them. I realized, however, that...

Jan 8, 20212 min read

Educating for the Crisis du Jour

In the wake of this week’s insurrection and breach of the capitol, administrative teams across the country gathered to discuss their...

Dec 31, 20204 min read

Education in 2020: Everything Happens for a Reason? Nope.

I’m not one who subscribes to the “everything happens for a reason” philosophy. I just can’t conceive that all the horrors and...

Dec 19, 20202 min read

Appreciating Beauty

My daughter, Emma, will spend hours on the beach collecting “treasures” - shells, seaglass, stones, even discarded items that others have...

Dec 12, 20203 min read

Call Me Doctor.

As a senior-level administrator for a large school district, I was one of the dignitaries recognized at a commencement ceremony over a...

Nov 23, 20204 min read

Musings on School Leadership Amidst a Pandemic

HELP WANTED: MAGICIANS Are you capable of unbelievable feats? Can you defy the laws of science? If you are an individual with that rare...

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