I hate cardio. Let me begin with that statement. I love being outside. I love walking, in fact, I have done many long-distance walks over the years for various causes. I love getting stronger and lifting weights. What I don’t love, is cardio. I don’t get that runner’s high. I don’t feel a competitive edge….
Month: May 2021
Rather than Countdown to Summer, Let’s Create Opportunities For A Fresh Start
When many students and teachers are counting down the days until summer, my mind is on focusing on fresh starts. We are finally coming out of the darkness of the pandemic, and looking towards what is next. Fisher, Frey, Smith, and Hattie (2021) talk of this next year in their latest book, Leading the Rebound,…
We are not lost, but we need to create a new roadmap, together
There is a lot of talk about learning loss and the challenges of returning to campus this spring and summer. Not to live life with rose-colored glasses, but I just know that things are not as bad as people make them out to be. There are some amazing resilient educators and students in the trenches,…
Celebrate Success: Walk into the Light
We are in our final weeks of this crazy pandemic impacted school year. I was the first to raise both hands, get my vaccine and jump into the classroom as soon as possible. I am not returning to anything that remotely looks or feels like pre-pandemic schooling. We have slowly come back to campus, with…