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What I’ve learned publishing three books
To date I’ve published three books. All are distinctly different and I’ll weave in their story to each of the points I share below. If you get value from this post, please consider buying my latest book so that I can live out my mission "to connect, grow, and mentor...
Jordan Mareno: Solving BIG Problems with Students
Jordan Mareno is a Partnerships Manager at Project Invent, a nonprofit that empowers high school and middle school students to invent technology for community impact. Jordan gravitates towards questions about and celebrations of human purpose, and believes that young...
Q1 2022 OKRs Reflection
I love setting goals and taking action in public. This is the essence of “showing your work.” By stating what I set out to achieve and sharing my results with the Ruckus Maker Nation, I hold myself accountable for taking action. My results will never be perfect, but...
Tanya Sheckley: How to be a rebel educator
Tanya Sheckley is the Founder and President of UP Academy, a progressive elementary lab school in San Mateo, California. UP Academy is reinventing education by customizing learning for each student, integrating project-based learning throughout its curriculum, and...
20 years at the same school and still learning!
Meet an amazing Ruckus Maker, Chuck Warfield. Husband, dad, principal, and raving Phillies fan! Like seriously raving … On his FB feed I see the days counting down for spring training, and now that baseball is here, Chuck is counting the days until a Phillies World...
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge: Focusing On Mental Health In Our School Community
Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC, who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”. FORBES magazine called her, “A thought leader in...
Gerald Leonard: How Jazz Can Make You a Better Leader
A professional bassist, Gerald J. Leonard offers a unique approach to accomplishing more productivity in the workplace. He is the CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change...
Who do you listen to?
Social media has many good qualities ... And many bad. The first is that everyone has a platform and voice. Maybe they shouldn't? Don't forget, the map is not the territory. How often have you plugged a destination into a map app only to arrive ... lost? So when...
Dr. Efraín Martínez: You Are The Light of your Building
Dr. Efraín Martínez is a father, husband, and the principal of Northwood Middle School in Highland Park, IL. He reflects and interviews luminary figures on his podcast Wisdom & Productivity. His one word is #improvement and he strives to do all he can to make this...
