What happens when the obligations to rejoice during festivals and to grieve during the week of shiva coincide? Our tradition teaches us to suspend both joy and sorrow, though they are inseparable, and seek solace in the in-betweenness of sweetness and loss.#Moed19

Influence & Inspire or Manage & Mandate? #Leadership #moed19 #moedchat #edtech #Edchat #LeadWithGiants #culture

For those that didn't attend last week's #MOed19 conference, check out @MoCommissioner's remarks at the end of the event here: youtu.be/xcUTMmaFM0o #ShowMeSuccess

It was a privilege to speak at this morning’s 2019 Callaway County Chamber Teacher Appreciation Breakfast in Fulton, MO. I was able to join some of our state’s incredible educators & show my sincere appreciation for the often thankless work that they do. #MoEd19 #ShowMeSuccess

Richard Sullivan, Richard Gaines, Darnetta Clinkscale (St. Louis), and Melanie Adams (St. Paul, MN) are Pioneers! #MOed19 #ShowMeSuccess youtu.be/hWmzy6H21sI

Sybl & Victor Slaughter (Lebanon) are Pioneers! #MOed19 #ShowMeSuccess youtu.be/r9xeuYG3ESs

Marjorie Cole (St. Louis) is a Pioneer! #MOEd19 #ShowMeSuccess youtu.be/LsaZUPG6eTw

On Monday, we were fortunate to honor eight individuals for their contributions to education in Missouri at our Pioneers in Education luncheon. Learn more about the four of them in this thread! #MOed19 Pastor Earnestine Blakley (St. Joseph) is a Pioneer! youtu.be/Uns6ifkDN8s

Honored to present with Dr. Barr to discuss the efforts Matthews Elementary & the New Madrid Co R-1 School District are taking to ensure continuous improvement for ALL students!! #MoEd19 @ShowMeSuccess

@MoCommissioner spoke to the importance of fostering an environment of hope. I believe this starts with, as @brewerhm says, believing that students are opportunities not obstacles. They are the purpose of our work. #moed19 #Relentless

Hope is not a strategy; but instilling hope in our children is! Children must have hope to thrive! We must instill hope in our children! We must have hope as leaders! ⁦@MoCommissioner⁩ Thank you, Margie Vandeven, for your inspiring leadership! #MoEd19

@MoCommissioner Mountains are easier to climb when we do it together! #moed19 So true for every challenge in life.

@SLU_SOE #Moed19 great leadership at the DESE annual administrators conference

"There is no room for a rural-urban divide in education." @MoCommissioner #moed19

.⁦@MoCommissioner⁩ brings it all home with a packed house to wrap up the 2019 Cooperative Conference for School Administrators. Lead to succeed! #MoEd19

"Our mission is to guarantee the superior preparation and performance of EVERY child in school and in life." ~ @MoCommissioner #moed19 @MOEducation