I'll Give You Something To Cry About
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Lack of fear is not the issue. Lack of trust is.
Read MoreGraduation Speech Regrets
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As we all move forward, may we reflect back on this past year and celebrate the things that matter—relationships, growth, and connection.
Read MoreToxic Stress At the Intersection of 7th Ave and Osborn
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There are purposeful actions that educators can do to support preventing or alleviating the effects of toxic stress. Research says we can do that by ensuring all students have access to safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments.
Read MoreWorld Domination Starts With Psychological Safety
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As much as we may freak out about our "post-pandemic" students not reading at grade level or being able to compute complex mathematics problems, a much bigger issue is that our kids don't know how to collaborate productively.
Read MoreThe MCRSD Algorithm
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But if you consider that the first descriptor of our first pillar, Caring Culture, is: "We know our students. From their favorite color to their preferred learning styles, we are in the business of knowing and caring for every one of our students..." That is our commitment to creating a "highly personalized algorithm."
Read MoreA Full On COVID Smack In The Face
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For years we have known that our organizations were running people into the ground. 60-70 hour weeks were looked on as a badge of honor. "First in, last out" people were the ones given the high fives from the boss. The term hustle became associated with people doing whatever it takes to get ahead.
What if the universe looked at all of this and said, "y'all need to chill"? And then smacked us in the face with a pandemic that attempted to do just that?
Read MoreLiving In A Gangsta's Paradise
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I wish I had known the impact I was making on him all of those evenings driving home feeling like I had failed. I was using the wrong assessment to judge myself.
Read MorePrettiest Girl in the Choir
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When you are super close to the work it is easy to see the cracks and weaknesses. It's easy to become frustrated with slow progress when you are the one slogging through long days and long weeks.
Read MoreYou Matter
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Joy comes from within. And when you take time to affirm yourself for the difference you make, joy is more likely to surface and begin to pour out.
Read MoreMCRSD Matters
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Burnout becomes more accelerated when we stop feeling that the efforts we make are not worth the impact they get.
Read MoreThe Autonomy of Joy
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But we are living in difficult times, and we are doing difficult work. A collective focus on practicing joy might be a good thing.
Read MoreWhat School Could Be: Chapter 9
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We are on a mission to do something different here. We are re-imagining education. By focusing on inspiring instruction in a safe, supportive, and caring environment, our students will be equipped for the life they dream of.
Read MoreCollective Trauma
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If your work feels heavy, if your relationships seem strained, and if your outlook is different than it used to be, be gentle with yourself. This is could take a while.
Read MoreCreate A Sense Of Safety And Belonging
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We must care for ourselves and one another, reach out for help, express our feelings, create a sense of safety and belonging, sleep, have movement in our lives, eat healthy food, all the things we teach and preach to young people every day because we know they are critical to our health, and quite frankly our sanity and survival.
Read MoreThe Battle of the Balance
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People are making choices to prioritize their mental health over their physical health. Decisions like these cause a lot of "big feelings" because we know the long-term adverse effects of toxic stress, and we know the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge.
Read MoreA Lesson From A Night Picker
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It is clear that traditional distance learning methods will continue to put our students behind their peers, making it more difficult for them to compete economically and socially.
Read MoreThe Path is the Goal
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A presentation revisiting how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) affects behavior and the importance for educators to constantly keep that in mind when encountering students exhibiting regulation challenges. Originally delivered in a live, online presentation to the Maricopa County Regional School District on May 7, 2020. Presented by Lori Robinson, Maricopa County Regional School District Director of Community and Culture.
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