Creativity, Technology, & Wellness
I just sat down at the Blogger's cafe´at ISTE 2016 amongst some common Twitter acquaintances known as the #Educolor movement. Their mission is to close the diversity gap in Educational Technology by raising awareness across the country. — Joan McCullough (@Jovan367) June 28, 2016 It's funny. I've been thinking about the diversity gap since I've been in Denver … Continue reading Get Out of Your Own Way: Closing the Diversity Gap in EdTech
We all look back at our younger selves and sometimes cringe at some of the choices we've made. If I could write myself a letter and mail it back in time I would. There would be 10 things I'd love to say to myself:
We are getting older now, and my friends have begun to bury their parents. Without making the grave mistake of telling them "I know how you feel," I try to offer support in every way I can. There's very little I can do really, and I know it. No magic words or no gift of any sort can even begin to scratch the surface. It's like I'm the woman in the long black trench coat standing in the far corner of the graveyard during a burial, looking on as the survivors slowly crossover into "my world".
We are getting older now, and my friends have begun to bury their parents. Without making the grave mistake of telling them "I know how you feel," I try to offer support in every way I can. There's very little I can do really, and I know it. No magic words or no gift of any sort can even begin to scratch the surface. It's like I'm the woman in the long black trench coat standing in the far corner of the graveyard during a burial, looking on as the survivors slowly crossover into "my world".
Everyone has memories of how they learned a lesson in etiquette THE HARD WAY. I've undoubtedly spent most of my life looking back on some things and feeling wronged, abused, or frankly traumatized by the ordeal. However, healing and understanding takes effect when you can finally look back and laugh. My grandmother didn't play, and … Continue reading The Mailbox
And....We're BACK! Being blocked is like wanting to speak but you cannot - like psychogenic stuttering! In the past six months, I've had writer's block, photographer's block, and televised basketball watcher's block. I can't even bear to watch The Young and The Restless right now. I'm just plain BLOCKED! I could go on. I'm a jack of all … Continue reading I’m So Blocked, I Can’t Even Title This Post
In a passing thought, I know the answers to all those questions: Somewhere and somehow, I believe that failure is not an option for me. If I fail, I become the statistic that all little girls witho… Source: The Cost of Tenacity
In a passing thought, I know the answers to all those questions: Somewhere and somehow, I believe that failure is not an option for me. If I fail, I become the statistic that all little girls without fathers and who've lost parents at an early age become. The question is, at what point do I free myself from those constraints? Would my mother really want me to still be trying to beat the odds 30 years after she departed? I think not. However the compulsion to survive is overwhelming.
I want to be the President of the United States! Well, not exactly, but I want to be like our current president, Barack Obama: Calm under pressure. Smooth in transition. Poised for whatever comes my way. "How is it that you can always stay so calm?" A colleague asked me this directly after learning that I would … Continue reading What Poise Looks Like
