A few images representative of my recent work.

Work Hard, Play Hard

It would be difficult to find a more dynamic, dedicated, and fun-loving group of teachers than the ones gathered at St. Pete’s Beach, FL for the FLIBS workshop in May. I was honored to facilitate the Category 1 MYP Science training. I left uplifted by the myriad ways teachers have responded to student needs inside post-pandemic classrooms, extending their superpowers to teach, inspire, nurture, mentor, celebrate and guide student growth. In the final days of the school year, may you enjoy the harvests of your work. All best wishes for a restful summer!

Leading for Whole-hearted Collaboration

What a great opportunity to exchange ideas with veteran IB leaders about establishing and sustaining whole-hearted collaboration among school-based teams.

During this hour-long Leadership Conversation, we identified the multiple reasons for professional collaboration, citing many directly from the IB Program Standards and Practices document.

In small groups, participants discussed the deep sense of purpose underlying the challenge of working together on productive teams. Purpose, we discovered, reaches beyond specific outcomes to a level of shared values powerful enough to drive hard work.

We ended the hour by exchanging practices currently in use in IB schools along the Front Range to co-inquire about team progress and health. Several coordinators and heads of school shared how they lead by example what it means to serve on a team. Educators rock!!!

Outsmarting the Knowing-Doing Gap

Thank you IBARMS Board and member schools for welcoming me so warmly as the featured speaker during the first in-person IBARMS meeting in nearly two years! The networking, lively discussions, and laughter among colleagues never disappoints!

I shared stories of my personal experience with the knowing-doing gap over the years, and we agreed that the disconnect between knowing something and having that knowledge influence our actions is both familiar and puzzling for us all.

By understanding common disconnects between human “wiring” and organizational “wiring” we can take productive steps towards outsmarting this knowing-doing gap, and create more human-centered communities in the process.

Stay curious!

Navajo Preparatory School: Specialized Coaching

A huge shout out to the gifted educators at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, NM. This gem of a school “is the only Navajo-sanctioned, college-preparatory school for Native Americans” and offers an IB Diploma education for all.

As the school explores and begins its whole-school MYP journey, I have had the honor to provide specialized coaching and on-site support. I cannot say enough about the professionalism of this faculty. Their commitment to excellence and willingness to stretch as learners and designers is second to none! Our focus in recent months has been on planning and teaching for conceptual understanding and navigating the knowing-doing gap in professional practice and in the classroom. Bravo, Navajo Prep!

IBARMS Leadership:
Board Member & MYP Rep

If you are an IB educator in the Rocky Mountain region, by all means make your way to IBARMS to find your professional peeps! Take advantage of upcoming quarterly meetings, roundtable discussions, symposia, scholarships, and online supports.
During my years as a member of the IBARMS Board and representative for the MYP, I planned and facilitated a variety of collaborative supports for IB educators throughout the Rocky Mountain states. Together we navigated changes to program requirements as well as the unprecedented demands of teaching and learning during a global pandemic.