Welcome to the Coffee Bar!

The best conversations usually begin with a cup of coffee.
This is where I think out loud.
Sometimes it’s about teaching.
Sometimes it’s about leadership.
Sometimes it’s about technology, AI, or finding balance in a profession that asks so much of us.
You’ll find blog posts, podcast episodes, reflections from conferences, lessons my students have taught me, and the occasional idea that started as a scribble on a napkin.
So grab your favorite drink.
Stay awhile.
I’m glad you’re here.

What’s Brewing?

Why Educators Are Exhausted in an Always-On World

If you ask educators how they are doing right now, most won’t say they are overwhelmed by teaching itself. They’ll say they’re overwhelmed by everything surrounding it. The emails.The learning platforms.The grading systems.The messages at all hours.The pressure to respond quickly, stay visible, and always be available. Teaching has never been an easy profession, but…
Purpose, Path, Vision, AI

What do those 4 words have to do with each other? I have said it multiple times on the podcast, I say it all the time in class when I teach, it’s my mantra when I am delivering PD or coaching someone on how to integrate technology. You have to have a purpose. AI is…
It’s AI Month!!

How excited are you for AI month with Perfect Chaos? In all honesty, I couldn’t think of a better topic to relaunch with than AI. when I think of something that has created chaos in education lately, AI definitely comes to mind. The arguments about whether or not to use it in the classroom, the…