One of the biggest challenges I see in education today isn’t curriculum, testing, or technology. It’s motivation. Every day, we ask students to come to school ready to learn, work hard, and give their best effort. While that sounds simple, the reality is much more complicated. Students today are being pulled in more directions than ever before. Some are involved in everything—sports, clubs, leadership organizations, fine arts, and countless extracurricular activities. While t

Since I have been in my current position I have lead implementations of campus programs including RTI Tier 2 intervention and Positive...

Leadership isn’t effective unless there are people that want to follow. In education, the principal and administration must lead many...

The mission and values of an organization relate to the organizations purpose. They answer the questions; who are we, what do we value...

The development of our master schedule and how we have added teacher collaboration to help students that have grade level gaps has been...

One way that I utilize technology is to analyze data and work to ensure all students are getting the academic support they need. In...

StartFragmentAs we talk about learning theory and philosophy, I continue to reflect on what I feel learning and teaching should and can...

As a student of the natural sciences, I believe my learning and teaching philosophies are grounded in the constructivist train of...