The @DavidGeurin Blog

When I think about the times in my life I've grown the most or taken next steps or had breakthrough experiences, they almost always hap...

Share this article No one does their best work out of compliance or out of obligation.  No one does their best work expecting a rew...

Countless books have been written on the topic of leadership. There are styles, and theories, and frameworks. But at it's essence, ...

Growth requires change. And it also requires doing some things that aren't comfortable. We all have thought-patterns and beliefs that...

In this instant everything world we live in, it seems like life is moving faster than ever. It's a text, tweet, Tic-Tok world for...

I noticed an educator recently who had 'change agent' listed in her Twitter bio. I thought that was cool. I think every teacher, ...

How do you define student achievement? Is student achievement defined by how students perform on some type of standardized assessment? Wh...

Earlier this week, I was speaking at What Great Educators Do Differently in Houston. It was a fantastic event with a great lineup of insp...

Is it more professional to teach in a traditional manner, the way you remember your teachers teaching you?  Or, is it more profession...

Your lessons matter. Your strategies matter. Your relationships matter. Lots of other things matter too. Some of these things are in your...

Here's a reflective question to ask yourself when you're making decisions about your priorities: What would happen if you weren...

Last Christmas, we decided to add a new Boston Terrier puppy to our family. His name is Rudy. There have been many times over the past mo...

I met John Norlin this summer at the National Principals Conference and knew right away I wanted to learn more about his story and hi...

Teaching is a challenging and exhausting profession. No one can understand what it's like until you've experienced it. You make...