Tag Archives: staff development

Deep Change: Summer Homework for the Adults in Schools

One of my favorite things to think and learn about throughout my graduate studies was the topic of organizational change. It is a topic that is rich with theories, research, action plans, buzz words and reams and reams of paper written about what it is, how it manifests itself, and how to be a leader within it. I love thinking about it, and even more, I love talking to people in schools about how to attain it, and what it could look like. Continue reading

Differentiating Instruction Part 1: and a Joyful Learning Book Giveaway

I have been feeling lately that my posts have been a little on the long side. In an attempt to keep them short and sweet, I will be breaking them up in segments when appropriate, so I can tackle the information of larger topics in readable, bite-sized pieces. This will also allow me to cover a topic in more depth, and with more specificity around each piece. The first piece I want to cover is differentiating instruction. Continue reading

The Butterfly Effect

My last post described where I started with all of my work, and gave a better understanding for the reason I am working in this field. This post, I need to bring you not back in history to where it all began for me, but where I am lucky enough to be today. Continue reading