By Vernon Wright & Nicole Biscotti How is a Mentoring relationship born?  Where can you find a mentor or mentee? We’re hearing more and more about the benefits of having a mentor and of being one also.  But how does that relationship begin? What does it look like? I believe that at its core, the … Continue reading The Impact of Mentoring →

(Originally published as a guest blog for CoffeeCupConfessions.com) Coffee connects people.  I’ve enjoyed many sessions of friend therapy and deep conversations over coffee.  Now if we add a delicious accompaniment to coffee, we have absolute heaven. Particularly if that coffee cake is sweet, a little sinful, and spiced with the adventure of travel. My favorite … Continue reading Thoughts About Coffee Cake →

The Many Voices of Grit. True Stories, Real Educators, Serious Inspiration. By Grace Martinez & Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed. “I’m starting my story in a place where I thought my life was a nightmare. I felt alone and depressed to the point that I isolated myself from the people that I love. I felt that cutting … Continue reading From Personal Struggle to Peer Mission →

(As seen in DisruptED TV Magazine) When I posted a survey on Twitter asking one simple question and it got over 70,000 impressions, I knew that I wasn’t the only one struggling with the homework debate. Almost 3,000 people voted and more than 300 commented.  All I asked was, “Do you assign homework?”  Educators from … Continue reading Behind the Homework Debate →