Category: Personal Blog

  • YouTube in the Classroom: Mindfulness Slide Deck

    I wanted to share a Google slide deck of YouTube videos that I use in my classroom and have shared with my coworkers. The link will prompt you to make your own copy and has instructions on how to add your own personal videos to the deck. The benefit of using videos embedded in a…

  • Last Mindfulness Monday of 2022

    Reflect and pause are part of great leadership and growth cycles. Make aure to pour aome positivity into your and others during the last days of the semester.

  • TDIH ISS is Launched

    In 1998 the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency launched the first parts of the International Space Station. The International Space Station (ISS) stands as a testament to the power of international cooperation in the realm of space exploration. Orbiting Earth at an average altitude of 420 kilometers,…

  • TDIH Calvin met Hobbes

    November 18, 1985 the first comic for Calvin and Hobbes was published. Over the next ten years this duo would become one of the cornerstones of my Sunday reads. When the two of them said goodbye in December of 1995 and it was a beautiful sendoff.

  • Microsoft Learn Is A Gamechanger

    Over the summer, Microsoft transitioned into its new Microsoft Learn platform. They’ve updated large sections of their educational classes and certificates with a focus on 21st-century design and post covid protocols for classrooms that are in-person, hybrid, or a complete online design. This past week, I started the focused Learning Path ( a collection of…

  • EKY Flood Victims

    If you have the ability please donate or volunteer to help, the following groups are coordinating the relief effort. Team Kentucky Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky American Red Cross Samaritan’s Purse Also, the following vendors have set up a purchase/donation page for various items. As more local businesses create pages I’ll add them here. Appalachian Apparel…