Do You See What I See?
When I was a kid, I used to love looking at optical illusion images. I was fascinated by the way the images could change based upon a person’s perception or mindset. One of my favorites was this one. My first view was the beautiful young lady. While others,...
No Risk, No Reward
Risks are things that educators have a hard time taking. Why? For one, when we discuss taking risks we are usually referring to our instruction - which we see as having a direct impact on student learning. By taking risks, we fear irreparable harm on a student’s...
Stuck in between “old school” and “new school”
Today, spontaneously, I had a powerful conversation with a colleague in the hallway. These are always the best conversations. We began talking about curriculum and these “new” assignments she wanted to implement. She talked about designing models, doing cost...
You Can’t Let the Losses Define You
See the Nail: Stop Grading – LUE002
Failure Leads to Success. Or does it?
I took a walk today and stopped in a few classrooms just for fun. As I sat in the back of one classroom, I noticed all of the positive posters displayed on the walls. “Today is a great day to learn something new!” “You never fail until you stop trying.” “FAIL;...
You Can Only Control What You Can Control
Control is a funny thing. Sometimes you only feel at peace when you have it and other times you need to lose it to learn and move forward. It’s amazing, actually, that one characteristic can be so polarizing in different situations. Control is something that educators...
It’s Time to Stop Teaching – LUE001
The Obviously, Concealed Solution
Recently, I came across a video that was introduced to me a few years ago. As a leader, I've used this video for many different purposes to bring a voice to different messages that I was trying to convey. Sometimes, the obvious is really hard to see. Check It out!...
An A doesn’t mean you know more than a C
As a principal, I have the pleasure of fielding many of the concerns that drum up from things that take place in (and out of) the building. Sometimes, these conversations are moderately simple and can be rectified in minutes by simply informing the uninformed. There...
Teams who learn together, stick together
Learning. It’s what we do as educators. We plan for learning. We monitor learning. We facilitate learning. We assess learning. But, I often wonder how much we focus on our own learning? We live in a new world as professionals. The amount of research that is...
Recommended Resources
Let’s Light Up Education
Proud member of the Education Podcast Network
Get new posts in your email!
Join our mailing list to receive the latest posts from LightUpEDU! We will never spam you, promise!
Please check your email to confirm your subscription!