“Knowledge comes in contrast.”  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar I attend a weekly breath work and meditation class hosted by a colleague who is...

On August 21, 2022, my local school division adopted a policy to ban cell phones from classrooms. I had (and still have) strong feelings...

Photo by Rowan Freeman on Unsplash Welcome to the new Edjacent! We’re thrilled to introduce our redesigned website and invite you to join...

Photo by Chi Chen on Unsplash Confession: I check my horoscope daily. When I flip through the digital edition of my local newspaper each...

Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash One of my favorite books is The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together...

My son is scheduled to take two state-mandated, standardized tests this month. He is in fourth grade. This would be the 11th and 12th...

The work of antiracism is a lifelong journey. There is no endpoint and for every step forward, there may be steps sideways or backwards....

I kept a digital journal in college in the days before blogs. Upon graduation, I printed the journal pages and put them in a binder along...

The life of a self-authoring educator can be pretty lonely. Self-authors forge their own pathways through existing systems by creating...

Have you ever had a slow hunch? Slow hunches are shadows of ideas that appear on the edges of your life. You know they are there, but you...

For most educators, teaching is a calling. Educators are typically purpose-driven and they care deeply about children and their futures....

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...

Imagine you just got a promotion at a company where you’ve worked for 11 years. You’ve been a loyal employee ever since your first day...

True confession: I did not recognize my Whiteness until I was well into my thirties. I cringe to admit this, but it is true. When I was...

When I think of the most compelling reasons I want to become more culturally competent, number one on the list is to help raise children...

I hope you’ve enjoyed Edjacent designer Doug Wren’s recent multipart blog series, Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. As...

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...

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...

I’m a big fan of dystopian novels. My favorite part is always the backstory. What problems were the world-builders trying to solve when...

My colleague, fellow designer, and coaching partner Cheryl Zigrang and I have had the honor of working with several faculty groups on a...

This is not the post I planned to write today. I had in mind to share some ideas about how to improve the teacher pipeline. I’ll write...

Post-Interview Ghosting Ghosting: the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic...

I never took a high-stakes test in my 13 years as a K-12 public school student. Standardized testing was not yet the norm when I was in...

This is the first installment of a two-part blog series that looks at the role of central offices in school districts. Two former central...