By Lisa Gonzales, Jessica Gunderson and Mara Wold If you walk into a fourth-grade after school classroom, its appears on the surface that...

Whether you’re a Superintendent, a Principal or a parent, three questions should resonate with you and the work that we expect of...

Clay Christensen said it best in his book “Disrupting Class.” Education needs an immediate, abrupt infusion of technology in public...

I often think back to my Master's Program at San Jose State University, surrounded by classmates who are now steadfast friends and...

As a female leader, I've become well versed in the glass ceiling concept. Heck, I've lived it. The barriers for women to move up in...

Unique potential of expanded learning programs After the California State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards in...

SOCIAL HUBS The link for students between the content, conversations, and productivity tools can be a social hub such as Edmodo or a...

Not sure if you can relate to that picture above, but if you can, you likely have a child somewhere in your world between the age of 5...

Years ago, one of my roles at the Santa Clara County Office of Education was to coach school teams and large groups in change management...

We’ve all been there. Conference after conference. Training after training. Receive the agenda ahead of time and peruse for breaks and...

Let’s face it. When exposed to it, most students take to coding. I’ve observed this in class after class. Regardless of grade level,...

Ran across this TED Talk from Halla Tomasdottir. She shared the photo below, taken in 1975, of fellow female Icelanders who went on...

You've probably heard the famous Woody Allen phrase..."80% of success is just showing up." And as a leader of school district, I couldn't...

So much has changed with the advent of developing technology that pushes us to do more, work more effectively, and automate as much as...

Knowing that a tough meeting is scheduled for the next day may lead to sleepless nights and edgy mornings. Although there are generally...

Today’s students are gaining new ways of thinking and interacting for a future that we are not entirely sure will look like. While some...

Here I sit, on the precipice of planning a statewide leadership conference for public school administrators in November 2017. But I'll be...

I thought it a bit odd when I was joined at flag salute by two boys wearing broccoli around their necks. One of our 2nd grade classes is...