• Asking good questions is more important than knowing the right answer. — Cheryl Scott Williams
• Be willing to listen to opposing voices. — Michele Hancock
• Being a learner helps you teach. — Brent Daly
• Belief in children is a prerequisite for any teacher’s success. — Mark Edwards
• Build a team. — Tom Vander Ark
• Celebrate the teaching profession. — Patti Tate
• Cherish and tell your own story to empower those around you. — Pam Allyn
• Collaboration is the most important medicine to surviving as a teacher. — Charity Campbell
• Communication is a contact sport, and it is always good to listen and talk with your contacts. — Rich Bagin
• Connection is everything. — Naila Bolus
• Conversations about education abound with false dichotomies, and absolutist views, that must be transcended. — Charles Fadel
• Create a vision and recognize the importance of constantly reinforcing with the community. — Michele Hancock
• Create relationships that will help you become a better person. — Lita Marie Timoteo
• Every important project will benefit from genuine involvement of the people most greatly impacted by the outcome. — Sharon Robinson
• Good teachers build social capital. — Mark Ray
• I will never be able to control the behavior of others. However, I can control my reaction to these behaviors — Kristie Martorelli
• If you want to make a difference, you must first make friends. — Melanie Park
• It’s all about relationships – not only with our students, but also with our colleagues. — Erin Lenz
• It’s our turn to listen and learn from students. — Russell J. Quaglia
• Keep a contribution mindset. — Tom Vander Ark
• King Solomon said, and my mother reminded me, “There is a time to keep silence, and a time to speak, the wisdom is to know what time is right now.” — April Giddens
• Listen to the perspectives of those on the front lines of schools—students, dropouts, parents, teachers, school counselors and administrators. — John Bridgeland
• Love is the most powerful force in classrooms. — Mark Edwards
• My students do not all need the same teacher. — Amber Augustus
• None of us is as smart as all of us. — Charlene Gaynor
• People always make the difference. — Roger Sampson
• Personnel make all the difference. — Rick Melmer
• Respect the teaching profession. — Patti Tate
• Respect work and the productivity of every contributor. — Sharon Robinson
• Seeds of frustration sown with faith eventually yield products of resilience. — Joshua Parker
• Stop, shut up and listen. — Brad Markhardt
• Students want to have a "voice" in their educational process. — Paul Galbenski
• Teamwork involves all stakeholders. — Dr. Barbara Stock Nielsen
• Tell your story. — Ann Flynn
• The most effective teams are ones comprised of individuals that genuinely care for the well-being of their teammates and place more importance on the collective goals of the team than they do on their own personal or professional ambitions. — Adam Gray
• The most powerful incentives for attracting good teachers to work in high-need schools are a great principal and the opportunity to help pick one’s colleagues. — Bob Schwartz
• The process of creating digital learning environments must include all stakeholders and be timely in training, feedback and follow-up. — Kyle Davie
• The school climate should be one of kindness and compassion. — Karen Morman
• There are many essential qualities of a good education leader, but communication may be the most important…and least appreciated. — Kati Haycock
• There is colossal power in relationships. — Brenda Werner
• To be sustainable, teachers need positive peer support. — Cara Heitz
• To build support, remember that an invitation to everyone is an invitation to no one. — Rich Bagin
• To go fast, go alone.  To go far, go together. — Tim Waters
• Value collaboration. — Ken Kay
• Value everything and everyone. — Julie Young
• We are all on a journey. — Josh Stumpenhorst
• We must remember that if your house is on fire, tell everyone on the inside first. — Rich Bagin
• We need to focus on teacher and student collaboration in a global society. — Arlene Vidaurri Cain
• We need to work together to get results. — JD Hoye
• When organizations collaborate, kids win. — Don Knezek
• You are not alone! Stay connected. — Andrea Keller
• You can make a difference in someone’s life. — Lita Marie Timoteo
• You just can't say enough. — Mark A. Evans
• Your best professional development is often right down the hall. — Deanna LeBlanc