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We Are What We Share

We are what we share. And what we read. And what we do after we share what we read. This goes for adults in the world of course, but in an age where our youth are being born with devices in their faces (and eventually their hands) this goes for them too. If we are in fear of using and/or outright blocking social media and personal devices in our schools how in the world do we expect our youth to…

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A Millennial Educator’s List of New Years Resolutions for the 2015 Year of Learning Put the people, partnerships, and possibilities of better first, always. Then projects. Then technology. Then Twitter.

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The Disconnection Myth (A Working Idea in Progress)

The Disconnection Myth (A Working Idea in Progress)

“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection.” – Brené Brown Daring…

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That One Day Angela Maiers Called #SandersTHS Out & My Day Was Made

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Teach Like An Artist

I just finished Austin Kleon’s book Steal Like An Artist 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being…

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Swirling Around My Brain All Day Today

“Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end, amen.” ― George Saunders

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School Yourself.

I’m currently reading Austin Kleon’s Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creativefor the third time. It’s a quick read. I suggest it. Highly. Kleon argues that “School is one thing. Education is another” and that our job is to…

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It's a Mobile Natives World, I Just Teach In It

Today I woke up to a text message from my sister that said “Classrooms of the Future on Today Show! Textbooks to Tablets!” I replied with “Awesome! But it should really be called ‘Classrooms of Today’!” and she replied with an affirming “Yes!” She lives…

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The Plight and Possibility of Romantic Attachments

In this articleSugata Mitra argues that “We have a romantic attachment to skills from the past.” I personally have a romantic attachment to skills from the future but I am aware that the majority of people I’m surrounded by, especially when I think of…

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Loon http://wp.me/s3A2sl-loon

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People to People

I got a text from a student last summer [gasp, yes I said a text from a student!] informing me that…

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One More Step

Thomas Edison once said that “if we did all the things we were capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” He failed 1,000 times before he was successful at creating the electric light bulb. When asked about how he felt about all those failures he…

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When My Time Comes

I met one of my favorite bands this weekend. By met, I mean I got to sit on the floor of a studio tucked away in the heart of Birmingham and listen to 5 acoustic versions of their newest  songs. I tried hard not to cry, cough or sneeze as they performed…

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One A Day.

At approximately 1 in morning on June 6th, 2013 I was inspired by Seth Godin’s 5000th Post and…

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How Comfortable Are You?

Recently my dear friend, fellow world disruptor, and dream bigger(er) Daniel Whitt retweeted a post by a middle school principal on Twitter that said “Shifting the monkey is about making the right people uncomfortable.”I believe Daniel’s exact words when…

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Help Birmingham's Youth Voices Get to Brave New Voices!

I a teacher and poetry slam team coach at Tarrant High School in Birmingham. This summer I am volunteering as a coach with Real Life Poets of Birmingham to support the youth voices of our city. You can read more about our story in the link below. We are…

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