Living the Dream

In the fall of 2007 as a first year teacher, I shared my dreams for the future with my teaching partner. While eating lunch in one of our classrooms, I proudly declared that one day I would be the Director of Educational Technology in our school district. I set out that fall on a journeyContinueContinue reading “Living the Dream”

Mondays with Maya: Part 3

Normal is such a restrictive word. By definition, normal means to conform to a standard, and most often that standard is not set by anyone whose opinion you actually value or care about. So much of our lives, we are taught to fear the abnormal. So many people spend their whole lives pretending to beContinueContinue reading “Mondays with Maya: Part 3”

Lessons in Leadership: Priorities

What are your priorities? We all have a finite amount of time in this world. Be good at your job, but don’t forget to be good at your life in the process. What do you want your family to remember? Your spouse? Your kids? Your friends? These are the people who will show up whenContinueContinue reading “Lessons in Leadership: Priorities”