Nirvana's breakout album Nevermind rocked the music scene in the early 1990s as underground punk and indie vibes exploded into the mainstream. Despite the initial reluctance of radio stations across North America, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit landed top ten spots on international billboard charts disrupting »
Leadership is like a manicure, full of chipped edges, unexpected shine, and lessons revealed in every layer of polish. While a nail salon might seem removed from educational leadership, this spin is about the surprising connections between what happens when the polish comes off and on. Straight up, I will »
I need to be thoughtful, respectful and reverent in the writing of this latest post. I also need to acknowledge this week has been a big week. So the spin of emotions, facts, frustrations, hopes and dreams are swirling as I share this post. Honestly acknowledging that is important, just »
My summer break was very intentional, far away, family filled and focused. I publicly admit I did avoid my inbox for a solid two weeks. For the first time in my senior leadership life, I took a proper holiday. In the event of an emergency, my close colleagues knew how »
This light mid-summer spin has been written with the intention of playfully deconstructing and repositioning the work day for joy-seeking educators. I want to be careful and straight forward, this is not a post promoting a 9-5 clock-in-clock-out mentality. I know our profession is not one that can easily be »
There is a beautiful rhythm that hums when inclusivity is happening in a school. It sounds like laughter, engagement, conversation and consideration. It sounds like "I see you," "I am glad you are here," "I am curious to learn more about you," "I »
Tugboats don't need to be big. They just need to be big enough to move what needs moving. I always amazed as I often watch these seemingly little boats moving back and forth under the Lions Gate Bridge safely guiding massive ships. Tugboats are designed for strength not »
In this spin I am challenging AI hype and reminding us that people not platforms drive real change. In an era where AI headlines much of the educational landscape, I want to recentre human conversations as the catalysts of change in today's classroom. Real change doesn't »
I can still remember the wide eyed wonder I held when the circus came to town in my childhood. The old Memorial Stadium in St. John's was transformed into a ring of spectacle with clowns leaping about amusing the crowd, decorated horses running the circle and windjammers playing »
In this spin, I hope to level set beauty in education. A recent conversation with a friend who just returned from a study tour in Reggio Emilia, Italy has left me again thinking about how important beauty is in education. Listening to her recount her experience left me inspired and »
When I was younger, my imagination went wild in the late hours of the night. My loving parents, younger sister and brother were the recipients of my many midnight knocks as I looked for comfort post my imagination's overtime run. Looking back I can trace the roots of »
