Cultural Curators: Shaping Positive School Culture #wanderlustEDU

I have always found the work of history museum curators to be fascinating. They are tasked, in many cases, with selecting artifacts of our ancestors and displaying them in a way that allows people to make connections with the past. Do they always get it right? Do they always represent a culture with 100% accuracy? …

Lucky Iron Fish and Dynamic Equilibrium

Culture is defined as the beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a social group. These attributes are agreed upon and shared by that social group. There are five key tenets of culture: Culture is learnedCulture is sharedCulture is based on symbolsCulture is integratedCulture is dynamic Understanding culture is paramount in leading positive change. Take …

Finding Your PLN #WanderlustEDU #Teacher #Change

If you are feeling lonely in your teacher journey... you are doing it wrong. Teaching is about sharing, collaborating, and growing. The concept of closing the door and focusing only on your own teaching in your own space is not what our profession is all about.As a second-year teacher, I remember the excitement that ran through me about …