2014 Was Tremendous

2014 was an incredibly busy and fulfilling year. I was able to connect with and learn from so many great people. I hope 2015 is even better. Here is a list of all the awesome things that went on in 2014:

• My family was safe and healthy
• Went on some great family vacations to the Jersey Shore and Amish Country
• Coached my son in baseball and basketball
• Coached Black River Middle School's softball team
• Saw Black River MS redesignated as a School to Watch
• Led efforts at Black River MS going 1:1 with Chromebooks
• Named ASCD Emerging Leader
• Wrote my first book titled All Hands on Deck: Tooks for Connecting Educators, Parents, and Communities.
• Founded Evolving Educators LLC with Billy Krakower and Scott Rocco
• Selected as a Thought Leader for Class Dojo
• Recognized as a Bammy Award Finalist
• Recorded many podcasts and webinars
• Hosted #Satchat Radio on the Bam Radio Network
• Spoke to pre-service teachers at Rider University
• Spoke to high schools students about the teaching profession at Kean University
• Presented at Edscape, NJAMLE, PadCamp, EdCampNJ, Techspo, NJASCD Leadership Summit, TechForum NY, NJPSA Fall Conference, EdCamp Leadership, and NJ School Boards.
• Conducted live #Satchat sessions at NASSP Ignite '14, WeTech '14, EdCamp Leadership, ASCD L2L Conference, EdScape, and EdCamp NJ.
• Wrote over 60 blog posts
• Featured in The Journal, EdWeek, Education World, Scholastic, and SmartBrief
• Recognized as a Top Ten Blogger on NJ Spotlight and ASCD Edge.
• Worked on two books for Dave Burgess Consulting and The Bretzman Group that will be released in 2015.
• Co-hosted EdPerspectives with Starr Sackstein
• Earned Google Certified Educator Status
  

I am sure that I forgot a few things. Keep fighting the good fight everyone! Make 2015 spectacular!