This is a thank you letter to my PLN. Once again like so many times before I am reminded by the power and beauty of my PLN. I call it…Read more
Why I Believe Every Educator Should Graduate With a PLN
2015
Blogging: Why It Matters To Develop The Student Brand
Two weeks ago I stepped into the 7th grade language arts classroom to help two teachers and their students out with some ideas about blogging. I had a blast connecting…Read more
Educators – Please Stop and Think About This for a Minute
Life is good. Don’t waste these days of beauty and wonder. These were the thoughts I had when I was in Chicago for a two day MIE Training. After watching…Read more
Don’t forget to chart your journey
On October 11, 2009 I made my very first YouTube appearance. This morning I was looking for something on my channel and after going down the rabbit hole of YouTube…Read more
What We Know and What We Do are NOT the Same
In schools and in any situation where we work with youth to help them develop the skills necessary to function in life there is a glitch in the system. The…Read more
YEOT: Fall 2015 Lab 1 – Building Structures Design Challenge
The fall semester of Young Engineers of Today has officially kicked off. Students have started with webinars learning about bridge and structure designs and what goes into actually building various…Read more
The problem with education is that
we spend most of our time doing this as an education system in this nation At what point do we stop trying to place a square peg in a…Read more
SuperBetter: A Review and Request to Read This!
Do you struggle with completing the things you want to get done, but just cannot quite make it happen? Do you wish you could find a book that not only…Read more
Microsoft Innovative Expert: Why YOU Should Apply To Be ONE!
I made a short video explaining why more educators should apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Expert. I wish I could have spoken for 30 minutes, but realize attention spans…Read more
Educators: We cannot rest on our laurels!
Reading the latest issue of INC. magazine where they profiled and celebrated the 500 fastest growing private companies, I came to realization that the messages conveyed over and over again…Read more