Please pardon this short rant. While working out today, I happened to have the pleasure of watching a show with closed captioning as I ran on the treadmill. I was overly bothered by the misspellings and improper grammar usage that appeared on the screen. It’s obvious accuracy and proper use of the English language are not…

When interviewing future teachers I always talk about how important it is to develop a connection with students. I share my perspective, stating: “I have taught for 8 years, spending 5 of those years in a high needs school. I learned so much about how to be an effective teacher, but more importantly I learned…

I have written about leadership for quite a while now. It’s not that I know everything there is to know about both effective and ineffective leadership styles and traits; however, I just have had a lot of experience recently with a variety of leaders. Each individual will come with their own bag of tricks. And…

Many people have asked me questions about the transition I recently made at the end of last summer to leave the classroom. I thought I would compile those questions and my responses into a post that will hopefully help someone else who might be in the same place I once was in. Where did the…