Literacy Advocates Take Action Emily Hanford has done it again. She and colleague, Christopher Peak, have poured blood, sweat, and tears into the podcast, Sold a Story, that reveals, once again, the cause of the literacy crisis in America. Hanford is the reason that I, and so many others, have shifted our way of thinking … [Read more…]
Our Work with Kim Cano In our school district’s effort to achieve high levels of learning for all students, we have hired Solution Tree associate, Kim Cano, to steer us in the right direction. The plan is to have Kim work with us for three years, at the end of which will result in a … [Read more…]
I wrote about leaning into routines last week. At the risk of sounding contradictory, I’ve been thinking about change a lot this week. George Couros has inspired much of my thinking around change and has been the impetus for my writing past posts about it. You see, change really is inevitable. Whether we decide to … [Read more…]
The past week has been a tough one for sure, as we continue to digest the news of my mom’s cancer diagnosis. As I wrote last week, we don’t know what this journey is going to look like. We were reminded of that very fact on Tuesday when Mom was admitted to the University of … [Read more…]
The following is a draft that I began in January of this year. As the events of the past few days have unfolded, I can’t help but think that now is the perfect time to add to and publish this one. Post that was begun in January: This past weekend, my sisters and I were … [Read more…]