Two weeks ago, my friend Linda and I were having breakfast in a restaurant when I saw her attention go to the booth behind me to the left. Before I could figure out what was happening, she said to them, “That’s okay; we are both teachers and boy moms...

The beach has always been my “happy place” - the one location where I ponder life, have deep conversations with my three siblings, and play with my boys. 

A few weeks ago, I stood knee-deep in the Atlantic Ocean and watched as the waves rolled towar...

By May 2019, my husband and I had saved enough money to take our three boys to Italy to visit his sister and extended family. His parents were born and raised in small towns just south of Rome and still had property there. 

My boys had never been to E...

Two weeks ago, I attended a conference of my fellow ASCD Emerging Leaders. We are a group of educators who bonded together through our experiences in the two-year program sponsored by ASCD.

For many of us, the last time we convened was in Fall 2019 ...

This week's blog is courtesy of my dear friend and colleague, Dan Tricarico, aka The Zen Teacher. Be sure to follow Dan on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Be sure to also check out The Zen Teacher website to read more blogs, listen to his podcast,...

While working in a district a few weeks ago, I ran into a colleague with whom I had taken doctoral classes. I shared that I’d be defending my dissertation in a few weeks. I was a little embarrassed to share that it has taken me nine years to get to t...

This week's blog is written by Resonance Ed's Creator of Coaching Content, founder of Plan Z Professional Learning Services, and co-author of the book The Minimalist Teacher, Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman. It was originally written for the Plan Z communit...

I am a big fan of developing emotional literacy and learning to accurately name emotions we are feeling. Sometimes, though, there are a lot of emotions all jumbled up together and it feels like it takes too much energy to process through and sort the...

This week's blog is written by Resonance Ed's Creator of Coaching Content, founder of Plan Z Professional Learning Services, and co-author of the book The Minimalist Teacher, Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman.

We know how much words matter, especially when i...

This week's blog is written by Resonance Ed's Creator of Coaching Content, founder of Plan Z Professional Learning Services, and co-author of the book The Minimalist Teacher, Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman.

Children often get to view the world through ros...

This week's blog is written by Res Ed's Director of Digital Communications and Positive Psychology Practitioner, Sheila Kennedy. 

“A penny for your thoughts.”

Ever hear this idiomatic expression? What if I told you it’s possible.

Now you won’t act...