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A Listening Check-In

It’s hard to believe that 2025 is halfway over already, but here we are. My word of the year is LISTEN and boy have I been listening a lot. In my work, our team sought out feedback from students, staff, … Continue reading

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My Best Books of 2024 in Superlatives

I have narrowed down ALL of the books I’ve read in past years into my favorite books lists (2023 favorite books and 2022 and 2021). This year I was inspired to turn my favorite reads from this year into some … Continue reading

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Advice to my past educator selves

They say with age comes wisdom. Now that I have been an educator for 26+ years, I have learned so much, and realize there is so much I wish I had done differently. I know that throughout my career, I … Continue reading

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Unlearning False Information and Learning Accurate History about Native Americans

During the last month I have been on a deep dive into some unlearning and new learning, specifically around Native American history. Truthfully I had very little taught to me about this in school, but I have absorbed a lot … Continue reading

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AASA National Conference on Education

Next week I will be attending the AASA National Conference on Education in my home town of San Diego. I was asked to blog about my conference experience throughout the process. My pre conference excitement blog is up and available … Continue reading

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Blogging Trends of 2023

I began blogging in 2012, which seems like a million years ago! Through the last decade I have used this as a space to share my professional reflections, to share my learning, to dive deeper into book studies and topic … Continue reading

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What if…

In an activity led by Katie Martin and Katie Weisberg of Learner Centered Collaborative recently, I was asked to write a short story about a student from my life. We were reimagining school, envisioning what personalization, competency, inclusive and equitable, … Continue reading

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April 2022 Reading Update

This month I read a lot more nonfiction than usual, and it was all so different. This was a diverse reading month for sure. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb – I LOVED this book (5 stars for me!)! Ray … Continue reading

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Earth Day 2022

I’m writing a series of blog posts to document my learning about green schools; work that I have landed in over the last few years. Please follow along with my journey and share where you are in the environmental sustainability … Continue reading

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A Gratitude Circle

I love when authentic connections happen between people in unexpected ways. Recently I was co-facilitating a professional learning afternoon with three colleagues at a school site. The learning was focused on school and classroom culture, building relationships, and also expressing … Continue reading

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