This past June a team of MEMSPA board members collaborated and became solution seekers and fighter starters to ignite not only a purpose but...

Wow! What a conference....the best one yet. I have been so fortunate to be a part of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals As...

Yes, I am 40 something (almost 50!), and my kids are 16 and 18, but we still ventured out this weekend to see Frozen 2 . We all saw the firs...

For the last several years, as I have really contemplated my WHY in education: why I teach and why I lead. The verb "to inspire" a...

My mind has been nonstop! The annual MEMSPA conference with the theme of Lead Positive was a megahit and has been my favorite one so far! Th...

      I am beyond excited about this year's NAESP conference! This was my fifth year attending the national conference, and 2018 was t...

I know that I am not alone. As an educator and school leader, April, May, and June are a whirlwind of long 14-16 hour days, increased disc...

MEMSPA's 92nd Annual Conference The MEMSPA Annual Conference is one of my favorite professional learning experiences! I am grateful ...

Daisy and Rosie Staying positive isn't easy. It does take a mindset and determination to not get sucked into the negative talk and c...

In the middle of my second year of administration, my husband was deployed to Afghanistan. I was left with two young children, working on a...

As instructional leaders, principals, teachers, and school employees, we must be positive, "net promoters" of our schools and prof...

What kind of role model would I be if I didn't advocate for my students, staff, and my and others' livelihoods? While I try to stay ...

Participating in the global, non-traditional book study, th e Innovator’s Mindset MOOC, was one of the most powerful professional learning ...

Embodying George Couros's 8 Characteristics of the Innovator's Mindset can make us better leaders, teachers, and students. We cann...

"Change is an opportunity to do something amazing" (#InnovatorsMindset @gcouros).  I used to teach the book Who Moved My Cheese?...

Personal and professional growth comes in many forms. To be our best version of self, it means that we need to take risks, learn from those ...