New Year’s Nutrition
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash We are a few weeks into the new year and chances are you’ve set some sort of goal related to eating...
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- Jan 5
The Gift of Stress
I recently wrote about stress mindset and the power of shifting our perspective from seeing stress as a form of suffering to viewing it...
Sheila Wilson
- Dec 6, 2022
The Problem with Professional Development (Part 2)
In part one of this blog series, I focused on my conversations with elementary educators related to their self-reported professional...
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- Nov 28, 2022
Stress Mindset
Stressed. This is the one word response I hear most often when I ask my teacher friends, "How are you?" It's been a heavy year for...
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- Nov 22, 2022
The Problem with Professional Development (Part 1)
Have you ever had the misfortune of attending a professional development (PD) session that had little interest or value in your current...
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- Nov 17, 2022
Put Me In, Coach! I’m Ready to Play! (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part blog series. Part 1 provided an overview of coaching and my experience with instructional coaching....
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- Nov 13, 2022
Put Me In, Coach! I’m Ready to Play! (Part 1)
Photo credit Twenty20 @askoldsb When I was a kid I played a lot of sports. Field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, tennis. But I was never...
Sebrina Lindsay-Law
- Nov 9, 2022
Time Is on My Side, Yes It Is!
Two years ago, I purchased an instant pot as a household Christmas gift. We used it several times to expedite cooking healthy meals. The...
Meghan Raftery
- Oct 27, 2022
The Myth of “They”
The life of a self-authoring educator can be pretty lonely. Self-authors forge their own pathways through existing systems by creating...
Meghan Raftery
- Sep 29, 2022
Find Your Ikigai
For most educators, teaching is a calling. Educators are typically purpose-driven and they care deeply about children and their futures....
Jared Fritzinger
- Sep 22, 2022
No Is a Full Sentence: Redefining My Relationship to Teaching
For the past five years or so of my 11-year teaching career, I have made an intentional effort to take stock of my relationship with the...
Meghan Raftery
- Sep 19, 2022
The Adjacent Possible for Education
Most people have a fixed image in their mind of what a school is and what it is for. When they hear the word educators, they think of...
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- Aug 31, 2022
Educators Prioritizing Their Own Health and Wellness. How and Why They Can and Should.
As the school year gets underway it would be fair to say that many educators are coming back to school with mixed emotions. Of course,...
Meghan Raftery
- Jul 21, 2022
May I Have Your Attention Please?
Like many educators, I have struggled this year with my mental and physical health. I have a strong sense of urgency for the work that...
Meghan Raftery
- Jul 13, 2022
Birthday Party Tired
Last winter, my dental hygienist asked me what I do for work, a question that is never easy for me to answer. I described my unusual role...
Meghan Raftery
- Jul 3, 2022
Bring Your Summer Self to Work
My colleague, fellow designer, and coaching partner Cheryl Zigrang and I have had the honor of working with several faculty groups on a...
Meghan Raftery
- May 20, 2022
Post-Interview Ghosting
Post-Interview Ghosting Ghosting: the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic...
Marthaa Torres
- Apr 13, 2022
Embracing the Prototype: A Day with Edjacent
As some of you may have noticed, we recently made the difficult decision to postpone Bespoke: A Day with Edjacent, our planned gathering...
LouAnne Metzger
- Mar 7, 2022
How Can Our Instruction and Classroom Environment Support the Humanity of Everyone?
As a retired principal and still practicing educator who isn’t finished learning, growing, teaching, and leading, I feel fortunate to...
Sebrina Lindsay-Law
- Feb 18, 2022
His Feet Hurt!!!
This past weekend, my son, Josiah, had basketball workouts. Josiah was not moving the way he normally moves on the basketball court....
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