Earlier this week, I was privileged to be a part of the monthly National Conversation on Family Engagement hosted by Dr. Joni Samples, Chief Academic Officer of Family Friendly Schools. She facilitated an hour-long…

At 7PM on Monday night, a district technology director and I hosted our first Twitter Townhall for Parents. We began by showing a couple videos shared by Kathy Schrock, who graciously shared with me her comprehensive site of edtech resources. (Yes she…

Last school year, we made a call to our local United Way and inquired about any available volunteers to help with an after-school tutoring program. Pennsylvania’s Accountability Block Grant (ABG) had…

Earlier this year, David Andrade blogged about the a PLC for Parents and the importance of a comprehensive school website- one that was constantly updated with links, resources, news, information, and contacts…

I’d like to begin by thanking two Finnish leaders I connected with on Twitter using the hashtag #finnedchat -Aki Puusteinen and Timo Ilomäki. Mr. Ilomäki (@Ilotimo) is a teacher, school counselor and Coordinator of Entrepreneurship in Jyväskylä…