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Jamie Locklin is the Director of Technology for Alamo Heights ISD in the San Antonio area and a father of five wonderful children. Education Technology is my interest, hobby, passion and joy. Google Certified Trainer. jamielocklin.com

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PEIMS Data Clerks Bringing the Joy Behind the Scenes

PEIMS Data Clerks Bringing the Joy Behind the Scenes

There are all sorts of jobs in schools that are considered “behind the scenes” that often go unnoticed and are definitely under-appreciated. Custodians, Secretaries, and Teaching Assistants are just some that come to mind, but I want to point out one particular group with my post today, Data Clerks!

Sorting through a million pieces of data, communicating with parents, pushing information to…

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John Krasinski is BRINGING the JOY! If you have not seen "Some Good News" with John Krasinski yet, tune in now and subscribe for more. I need this joy in my life and I think you do too!!!

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Bringing the Joy is "An Act of Resistance"

Bringing the Joy is "An Act of Resistance" @greggarner87 @mwestramke #BringTheJoy

A great friend of mine, Greg Garner, shared this blog with me this morning. This quote from the blog truly resonated with me:

So this year for Lent, I’m giving up criticism and self-loathing. I’m fasting from hopelessness and fear.

Not because anything right now warrants it, but because hope is an act of resistance.

This is why I decided to use the #BringTheJoy theme in my posts on social media…

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Leadership is Doing

Leadership is Doing. Our actions ARE leadership, whether we mean them to be or not.

One of my favorite authors is Bob Goff. His writing is always challenging, positive, and engaging for me. His focus is usually on what “love does” and in one of his latest releases Goff writes:

…we’re known for our actions. The power of love is in the sacrifice and commitment it requires. Sacrifice and commitment always travel with love and action. Love looks like showing up with hands to help…

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In 2020 I am going to #BringTheJoy

So my 2020 commitment/resolution/goal is simple ... I want to change the trajectory of my 2020 (and hopefully some of yours) in an unmistakably positive way!

In 2018 I tried to blog for 64 days straight. There were 64 days left in the year and I really struggle with consistent reflection on the things in life. The world needed a little more love in it and so 64 Days of Love was created.

I made it 18 days. Which, honestly, was 17 more than any previous try at blogging consistently.

I did not blog at all in 2019. My posts on Twitter and Facebook were…

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64 Days of Love (Day Eighteen)

64 Days of Love (Day Eighteen)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Day 18 will warm your heart. I love my school district and how hard these students work to…

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64 Days of Love (Day Seventeen)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Sleep. Yes. Sleep. One of the things I love most is getting enough sleep.

Most nights I’m…

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64 Days of Love (Day Sixteen)

64 Days of Love (Day Sixteen)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Day 16 of these 64 Days of Love is all about the work of Brené Brown, but this post is…

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64 Days of Love. (Day Fifteen)

64 Days of Love. (Day Fifteen)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

On Day 15 I wanted to share another inspirational group of musicians who have influenced my…

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64 Days of Love. Days 13 & 14.

64 Days of Love. Days 13 & 14.

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Apparently day 14 is going to be about grace again since I was wiped out by a band…

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64 Days of Love (Day Eleven and Twelve)

64 Days of Love (Day Eleven and Twelve)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Day 12 is all about grace. The thing about grace is that it is so easy to give to others…

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64 Days of Love (Day Ten)

64 Days of Love (Day Ten)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

On Day Ten of these 64 Days of Love I have to brag about how much I LOVE how a project I…

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64 Days of Love (Day Nine)

64 Days of Love (Day Nine)

If you missed the earlier posts, see them here. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Today has been a hard day. A long day. One of those days when the coffee runs out right as…

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64 Days of Love (Day Eight)

64 Days of Love (Day Eight)

If you missed Day One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, or Seven of the 64 Days of Love posts from last week, please read those first. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Day…

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If you missed Day One, Two, Three, Four, Five, or Six of the 64 Days of Love posts from this week, please read those first. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Seven years ago I happened into a book called Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff. I am not sure who recommended it or how I even heard about it. All I know is I opened it and found myself lost in the world through the eyes is a guy who was absolutely crazy about living out love.

I literally could not put the book down once I started it and finished it in one sitting. Bob’s description of how love is something you do everyday and not just a feeling was not a new concept to me. His stories of HOW he actually did this though was awe inspiring. I was challenged to do more in love and so we did.

In Love Does Bob described what he called “10 year old” adventures (or something like that) where he took his kids on a one on one trip to a place in the world of their choosing and created memories that were both planned and spontaneous. The idea was so crazy that I knew instantly that I wanted to do the same thing with my kids! Problem was our oldest was already 11.

Thus began our family tradition that we call “12 Year Old Adventures”. We challenged or kids to dream and challenged ourselves to make those dreams come true. This coming year will be the last of our five children’s adventures. We have been to Aruba twice, once by plane and once by ship. We have seen the wonders of Australia and the beauty of Hawaii. We have been blessed to make life-long memories with kids that were embarking on a hormonal journey that we were sure would build a temporary wall in our relationship.

It is hard to express the heartfelt love that has grown from these moments. Our children still talk fondly about their trips reminiscing about moments that we hope will inspire them all the way to their own parenting days. It is bittersweet to know that this coming summer our youngest will turn 12 and these memories will all be in our past, but we can guarantee that these adventures moved love into our lives.

Here are some pictures of our kids on their Adventures:

64 Days of Love (Day Seven) If you missed Day One, Two, Three, Four, Five, or Six of the 

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64 Days of Love (Day Six)

64 Days of Love (Day Six)

If you missed Day One, Two, Three, Four, or Five of the 64 Days of Love posts from this week, please read those first. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

Inspiration in my…

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64 Days of Love (Day Five)

64 Days of Love (Day Five)

If you missed Day One, Two, Three or Four of the 64 Days of Love posts from this week, please read those first. In my role as a Technology Director (and more importantly as a father), I have come to realize that we have to engage the culture of the internet to turn it for good–64 Days of Love is my attempt to shine a bright light in what is an increasingly dark space.

I was not always an…

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