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In every presentation I do I always tell other educators, “how dare we walk into our schools every day and tell our students to learn, if we aren’t continuing our own learning daily”. It’s so important to me that I am learning and growing myself to always get better. One online learning platform that I’ve…

For some of my childhood I grew up in a stereotypical two parent home. I had a father who worked in the oil field and a mother who stayed home to take care of my brother and me. About half way through my childhood, my parents divorced and I experienced what it was like growing…

We live in a day and age where the safety of our children online is a top priority. Whether we’re thinking about that in terms of our students or our own children. Kids love communicating through messages, bitmojis, emojis, video, and more. But as a parent (and educator) it can be difficult to feel completely…

It still doesn’t feel real. That’s the honest truth. Last week I announced that after I finish this school year I will be taking a brand new position. I will be the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership at TEPSA (Texas Association of Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association). That decision was not an easy one….

Fear and anxiety are two things that can quickly derail even the most organized and secure people. They can strip us of our confidence and stop us from achieving all that we were meant to do. Few people know the daily struggle I personally face with severe anxiety. Not a day goes by that I…

I try really hard to not only focus on building up the culture between staff, students, and parents, but also focusing on the PHYSICAL space as well!! It’s so important that when people visit your school, they feel comfortable. They feel welcomed. They feel wanted. So, I decided to share a few things we’ve done…

Often times in conversation I get asked where I got my shirt, or what food service do I love, or where did I find a particular scent. So I decided to write a blog post sharing some of my favorite things with you! (**some of these links are affiliate links, meaning I may get a…

Hey friends, it’s been a while. At the end of every year I write a blog post reflecting on the year that’s just come to a close….and boy was 2018 a year. When thinking back on this year there are a lot of emotions that come rushing at me and I was trying to think…

As educators I truly believe that we should always be growing.  I’ve always found it funny that we’re one of the few professions, that when we graduate college, we think we’re done and ready to be the best teacher possible.  Crazy right? I am constantly learning. I’m continually finding ways to better myself and be…

  Why do you teach? Why did you want to work in education? Those are two questions that are paramount to the work that we do with kids.  Hopefully your answers range between – I wanted to impact children’s lives – I love working with kids – I knew I could make a difference –…

We’ve all seen or heard the iceberg analogy.  That idea that you only see about 10% of what is actually happening in someone’s life, while the other 90% happens beneath the surface.  I think we could all agree with how completely true that is.   When you think about that analogy from a personal perspective,…

About a month ago I shared this photo of our lego wall we finished… Well needless to say, it went a little viral and I’ve been meaning to blog about its creation and the details behind it, because there have been MANY questions! This lego board has actually been two years in the making.  I…