What if EVERY child and adult truly felt seen, heard, honored, and valued in their school community? What if you, as an educator, could help co-create a school community where minds are shaped, hearts are nurtured, spirits are uplifted, and every person feels they belong? In a time when fear, disconnection, anxiety, and a loss of meaning are felt deeply in schools around the […]

I recently had the honor of facilitating a workshop at the ASCD Conference in Chicago.  To be honest, I was pretty sure no one was going to show since it was the last session of the conference, at 10:15 on a Monday morning, before the closing keynote. Wow, was I surprised when it was standing […]

How are you, really? Are you caught up in what Linda Kavelin-Popov calls the FOG Syndrome of Fatigue, Overwhelm, and Guilt? Have the demands of your life exceeded your energy? Illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue and Post Polio are epidemic. Too many of us are E-Type Personalities” – everything to everybody!   How do we reclaim […]

Have you found yourself wondering what you can do to elevate justice and heal the harms that are rampant through our society?  Do you find yourself questioning the best way to move forward in hopes of not doing  harm to others and/or not continuing to experience harm yourself?  If so, you are not alone.  I […]

We honor your commitment to creating more socially just and equitable classroom communities for all of your students and their families. We hope you will find the resources on this post to be meaningful. This blog was written as a resource for a webinar we facilitated focused on Culturally Responsive Classrooms Deconstruct Trauma. A few […]

Dear Friends, I hope you are healthy and staying safe during these uncertain times! As you navigate balancing teaching online with all of your other responsibilities, my prayer is that you will take time for yourself to connect with others. As a restorative practitioner and master facilitator of The Virtues Project, I have experienced first […]

As educators, our lives are full and we are often so busy taking care of others, there seems to be no time left to take care of ourselves. Below are some simple “practices” you may wish to consider. They are not new or fancy ideas. Sometimes we just need reminders. I hope the ideas that […]

Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you can’t even get started? Has the drive for perfection ever thrown you into procrastination? That’s how’s it’s been for the past year with my blogging. I’ve been learning so much about Conscious Leadership, race and equity, trauma, resilience and well-being that trying to pull nuggets that might […]

Dear Compassionate Colleague, Are you feeling overwhelmed by the challenging behaviors of some of your students? Are the challenges beginning to take a toll on you personally as well as professionally?  This is true for many of us, especially those of us whose self-worth is connected to being a “good teacher”. Maybe we used to […]

The purpose of this blog post is to highlight how The Virtues Project aligns with and/or enhances other educational initiatives, frameworks, philosophies, etc… currently being utilized in the field of education under the umbrella of school culture/climate. I am doing so by sharing my own personal thoughts, based on my experiences as an educator for […]