We all want students to develop a sense of agency over their learning, but many of us simply want an easy-to-follow, laid out roadmap to do so. Back again with her wisdom, wit, and wealth of creativity, Adrienne Gear teaches us about her 3-step Inquiry-Based Powerful Understanding Model and how we can enable students from … Continue reading E 9: Hmmm? Huh? Aha! Tangible, Proven Ways to Develop Powerful Understanding of the Self, Others, and the World Part One (with Adrienne Gear)
Starting with…When?
Starting with...When? These days, the concept of “finding your why” is prevalent in schools, the corporate sector and across communities thanks to Simon Sinek’s prolific book Starting with Why. As a result of this important work, people across the world have been on the quest to connect more wholeheartedly with their purpose in authentic, soulful … Continue reading Starting with…When?
Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
Sometimes, we have it in our heads that in order to make impactful, positive change, we need to have some tangible finished product with a huge grand opening. This is mostly a fallacy. It rarely exists. Big changes take time. It’s messy. This concept of go big or go home, all or nothing makes it … Continue reading Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home
The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home When we think about the little people in our lives who are already faced with fighting larger battles than we will ever know, empathy and compassion kick in, urging us to be diligent with our word, lean … Continue reading The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible It was a hectic Saturday morning. Everyone seemed in a rush to attack the ‘to-do’ list so the true ‘weekend’ could commence. There would be causalities. It was inevitable. Grey drizzle hung low in the air, immediately dampening everything in its path. With soggy urgency, people raced from the … Continue reading Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession
My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession Check out my guest-post here. What is the 21-Day Small Act Big Impact Challenge? In our current world filled with uncertainty, ubiquitous inundation of technology, and political turmoil, many of us are feeling more and more disconnected from the … Continue reading My Interview with Barry-Wehmiller: the $2B Company that Chose People over Layoffs During the 2008 Recession
Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
Regret’s a funny thing, isn’t it? I used to believe that it served no redeemable purpose, that accumulated regret would only function to burden a person under its weight, like a sack of rocks, discomfort giving way to hopelessness and overall stuck-ness as one buckled under the heaviness of it over the years. I remember … Continue reading Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
A Visit with Santa and a Generous Invitation
It was 9:16 am, Frank Sinatra’s Christmas album was playing in the background, and both of my children, smiling faces illuminated by the late November morning sun, were bundled and strapped in the back of our vehicle as we cruised down the highway on our way to beat the crowds and meet Santa. My husband … Continue reading A Visit with Santa and a Generous Invitation
Handfuls of Hope
“Why would God make me this way?” he threw his hands up exasperated, standing in the middle of the grocery aisle as she stood beside him. My 84-year-old friend, Kate, a devout Christian, had spotted Sam immediately upon entering the grocery store that day, hunched over as he squinted at the ingredients on a box … Continue reading Handfuls of Hope
Giving Thanks for An Unexpected Encounter
“What beautiful blue eyes!” her voice broke through my thoughts as I waited, admittedly impatient for the sign to invite us to cross the busy road. It was the Saturday of a hectic Thanksgiving weekend, we were set to catch the next ferry to our favourite gulf island, and I had just raced into a … Continue reading Giving Thanks for An Unexpected Encounter
Morgane Michael 