In 2004, I became one of the first P12 online professional learning developers in Colorado. I was newly graduated with my PhD in Instructional Design, a branch of educational technology that studies adult learning strategies within the design and facilitation of training. Training is defined broadly as professional learning, in-person workshops, remote synchronous sessions, games, informal learning opportunities, on-the-job experiences, social learning, self-paced asynchronou

I had the opportunity to present about coaching for equity at a P-12 educational conference a few weeks ago. As part of the conversational exchange between participants, we discussed the importance of practicing effective communication in all our conversations; a topic that I decided to share for my Monday Morning Message. Three elements of effective communication involve how the  sender  and  receiver  process feelings, data, and credibility within a discussion. The speaker/

“It is possible to prepare for the future without knowing what it will be. The primary way to prepare for the unknown is to attend to the...

One evening this summer, my husband, adult son, and I decided to watch a movie in a theater for the first time since 2019, pre-pandemic....

Over the fall break, I had the opportunity to renew my imagination. I spent five days visiting my grandson who is two-and-a half. In his...