As I shared in my recent post “2018: A Year of Contrasts” last year was as dark as it was bright—finding the light in the last half of the year. The year 2019, one way or another, is going to be a pivotal/landmark one in my career. This is my fifteenth year working in education…

Well I started this blog with real intentions of writing regularly and…. I didn’t do it. I couldn’t find time (or if I had time—the energy) and actually don’t feel horrible about it because I have had the best start to a school year in my eleven year career, have made considerable growth in my…

So its been over three weeks since my last blog post! I’ve known what I wanted to write about since my last post but the start of the year made it hard to sit and write. We are now entering our third full week of school and tomorrow will be the 7th meeting for my…

Oh My Goodness! The response to my first blog about “My Mantra” post AMAZED me. I had messages from Joy Kirr, a shout out from Tara Martin , and the Pirate himself–Dave Burgess–even chimed in with: Incredible first post, Rich. Beautiful vulnerability…a powerful mantra for sure. (Site looks great, too!) #REALedu #tlap #XPLAP #ShiftThis #LeadLAP…

When sitting down to write my first actual blog post I had no concrete idea of where to begin—I had like 17 ideas of what could be #1. Should I start with how “Teach Like A Pirate” opened the floodgate for Awesomeness? How “Be REAL” hits home on so many levels and highlights the importance…