I am an educator who values the individuality and uniqueness of others. Writing the blog R.E.A.L. is an outlet for me to pay it forward by sharing ideas, influences, lessons learned and exposing a little vulnerability while encouraging others to maximize their R.E.A.L. potential, as well.
More from the REAL + Innovators’ Compass I am continuing the breakdown of the REAL + Innovators’ Compass, inspired by Ela Ben Ur, an outstanding culture-building tool/activity for teams of adults and students. Today, we will discuss Quadrant 3–What are your BIG dreams? Professionally (or academically) and/or personally? Quadrant 3 is all about discovering the dreams and […]
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Hear me out. I’m reflective…to a fault many times, and I LOVE feedback. Lots of it! For example, I’m the one who sends performance surveys to my people and seeks their perspective. I also record (and watch) my speaking, teaching, workouts, etc., to find areas for improvement. That’s me. However, I know that not all […]
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Breaking Down the REAL + Innovators’ Compass REAL + Innovators’ Compass, inspired by Ela Ben Ur, is an outstanding culture-building activity for teams of adults and/or students, but I wanted to break it down into smaller chunks and consider ONLY one step at a time. Today, we will discuss Quadrant 2–How do you know you […]
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Ever wish wish parts of your life didn’t happen? Want to erase them? Get a re-do? I recently had a friend say they were reading No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. I haven’t read it, but the title of that book got me thinking. I’m completely convinced that there are no “bad parts”—just […]
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Building Relationships via REAL + Innovators’ Compass Last week, we discussed the first section of the REAL + Innovators’ Compass–a communication tool used to discover an innovator’s professional and personal aspirations inspired by Ela Ben Ur. As you might remember, working through the compass is an outstanding culture-building activity for teams of adults and/or students, […]
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