The holiday season is upon us and I want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving! If you are traveling for the holiday, I hope you do so safely and when you are around the table with family, loved ones and friends enjoy the experience; these are precious moments to be remembered.

The September and October versions of T...

I hope you are enjoying the beautiful Fall weather here in the Capital Region. The amazing colors of the Fall foliage remind us of our truly good fortune to be living in this beautiful area. 

Last month I wrote about student empowerment and asserted that engagement and empowerment are not one in the same. In my opinion, engagement tends to lack a...

I hope the start of the school year has been smooth and positive so far! The theme of the first CASDA newsletter of the 2019-2020 year is student engagement, the importance of which to academic and social emotional growth cannot be overstated.  

Thinking back to my days as a middle school and high school teacher, I intentionally planned acti...