First the Heart, Then the Mind
Today, I met with multiple students who I worked with a lot last school year. I wanted to reconnect, to see how summer went and to ask about the first few days of school. It was great! I was reminded, as I often am, of the power and importance of meaningful...Honor the process of learning.
I went down a rabbit hole this afternoon. I decided that I wanted to find something on Twitter, retweet it and offer a thought about it. This seemed like a good idea in order to become a more connect leader. Ha! That did not happen. After hearing about my own...The funny thing about focus.
Focus. It’s something we always seem to want, but have you ever noticed how limiting it is once you have it? A familiar phrase I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand times is “in the zone.” For the longest time I had assumed that to be a good...Today I embark on a journey.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Today I embark on a journey. Today was the first day of school. Today marks my 33rd first day of school. In 1985, I began Kindergarten and today I began my 17th year as an educator. I have always loved the first day of school and...
Start Failing – LUE003
Episode: Start Failing Hosts: Jeff Herb (@jeffherb) and Nikki Woodbury (@nikkiwoodbury) iTunes Stitcher Google Play Show notes/resources: About LightUpEDU – about page We talked about two of our articles on the episode today. Failure Leads to Success, or Does...
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
It’s Thursday morning on November 3rd, 2016. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in the 10th inning of Game 7 just eight hours ago. About 950,000 hours ago, however, was the last time the same team obtained the same level of success. That, my friends, is...
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