• If – Poem by Rudyard Kipling — Alvin Aureliano Davis
• A poster hangs in my classroom that says, “You can’t change your past, but you can change your future.” — Melanie Park
• Always listen deeply to children, to their precious stories. — Pam Allyn
• Assume nothing. — Angela Wilson
• Balance is essential! — Erin Lenz
• Be bold, visionary, and focused. — Kathy Cox
• Be thankful. — Brad Markhardt
• Be true to who you are. — Jonathan Cabrera
• Be vulnerable. — Jonathan Cabrera
• Best practices aren't always best. — Sally Ann Zoll
• Busting myths is really fun. — Anne L. Bryant
• Comfort is a dangerous addiction. — Rushton Hurley
• Deprivation need not be destiny. Equity in education is also the key to social mobility and democratizing knowledge. — Andreas Schleicher
• Digital natives prefer laptops. — Brad Saron
• Each of us is the hero of our own story right here and right now. — Andrew Slack
• Education is the breakthrough strategy. — Marguerite W. Kondracke
• Effective teachers maintain perspective and find a way to balance. — David Bosso
• Everyone acts the way they do for a reason. — Jeanne DelColle
• Everyone sees the world in a unique perspective. — Kim Wilson
• Everything we do well, we first must love. — Pam Allyn
• Experience is life's greatest teacher. — Adam Gray
• Failure is one of the strongest learning experiences. — Charity Campbell
• Failure often represents opportunity. — Marguerite W. Kondracke
• Find the place where you can be most effective, dig your heels in and allow yourself to grow. — Luisa Palomo
• Focus on building new and different 21st Century systems of learning. — Dr. Barbara Stock Nielsen
• Frustration is enthusiasm in need of an attitude adjustment. — Russell J. Quaglia
• Great potential exists in every child. — Naila Bolus
• Growth happens through failure. — Josh Stumpenhorst
• Hard work trumps raw talent every single time, regardless of the job. — Bob Morris
• Heating up the irons doesn’t mean you branded any calves. — Brent Daly
• Hire the best teachers. — Julie Young
• How we imagine what we want our future to be like individually and collectively will determine where we go as a species. — Andrew Slack
• Humankind is beholden to its zoological evolution, and needs to educate itself for the world it aspires to. — Charles Fadel
• I believe in immersive experiences. We learn by doing. — Claudine K. Brown
• I learned how to iron a shirt. — Patrick Moller
• I love being proven wrong. — Anne L. Bryant
• I. Am. Enough. — Jonathan Cabrera
• In the pursuit of realizing God’s greatness for your life, your circle of close supporters will be, necessarily, small. — Joshua Parker
• Individualized curriculum for students is important, but as important is the individualized professional learning for teachers. — Paul Galbenski
• It is grand time to act in a world of possibilities—with courage. — Charles Fadel
• It is not easy being a teacher nowadays. — Julie Lima Boyle
• It matters how you treat people. — Bob Morris
• It’s not the device you have but how you use it. — Brad Saron
• It’s not what we know – it’s what we are willing to learn that makes great teachers. — Leigh VandenAkker
• Just as we hold our students to the highest possible standards, we must also hold ourselves to those same standards. — Perea Brown-Blackmon
• Knowledge doesn’t make a person wise; wisdom is in the asking of questions. — Rich Long
• Learn as much as you teach. — Mark Ray
• Learn to be aware but not afraid. — Timothy Dove
• Lists like these should never be completed; they are only a work in progress. — Rich Long
• Make every single day an adventure. — Rebecca Lynn Mieliwocki
• Meet learners in any way you can. — Andrea Keller
• Mistakes are steps towards success. — Kathleen Ferguson
• Never stop dreaming. — Kristen Merrell
• Nothing is worth more than this day. — Gay Barnes
• Once you create opportunities for transforming lives, you are morally obligated to make sure you are acting responsibly. — Dan Cardinali
• Optimists own the future. — William J. Bushaw
• Oversimplifications are legion, and emotions are a factor. — Charles Fadel
• Philosophy is the general theory of education. — Chad Miller
• Preparation is essential. — Rick Melmer
• Progress is earned. — Rick Melmer
• Remember to take advantage of opportunities presented to you. — Lita Marie Timoteo
• Right now, everyone in a learning community is part of the arc of history. — Andrew Slack
• Rise above reaction. Reflection will reveal the real issue. — Kim Wilson
• Success is never final, and reform is never finished. — Governor Jeb Bush
• Take time to think, reflect, and just be. — Kristin Shelby
• Teachers are born not made. — Nneka Howard-Sibilly
• Teachers are learners, and I am a life-long learner. — Patti Tate
• Teachers change lives. — Tyronna Hooker
• Teaching is a very serious profession, the most important job in the world. — Elena Garcia-Velasco
• Teaching is not always sunshine, hugs, and smiles. — Jadun McCarthy
• Teaching is the most multifaceted profession on the planet. — Jadun McCarthy
• The discomfort that comes when facing adversity is a sign we are growing. — Alana Margeson
• The harder I work the luckier I get. — Ewan McIntosh
• The journey is transformative, not the destination. — Bethany Bernasconi
• The medium is not the message. — Charlene Gaynor
• The more I know, the more I know I don't know. — Rushton Hurley
• The most satisfying work requires continual learning. — Cheryl Scott Williams
• The people making the decisions are no smarter than you are. — Ewan McIntosh
• The world is a messy place. — Michael B. Horn
• The world moves faster through projects. — Ewan McIntosh
• There are a LOT more than 5 things that matter! — Stephen Heppell
• There are never just five things. — Anne L. Bryant
• There is strength in humility. — Rushton Hurley
• Thinking is not optional. — Charlene Gaynor
• Time for reflection is time well spent. — Bethany Bernasconi
• To be an effective teacher you must be reflective. — Charity Campbell
• Tolerance is crucial in order to be a highly effective teacher. — MaryBeth Britton
• Transformation requires determination. — Naila Bolus
• Vision is a process, not an away-day, a statement, or a project. — Ewan McIntosh
• We all have gifts and should look for a way to make a difference. — Marguerite W. Kondracke
• We must remember that when emotions and facts collide, emotions win just about every time. — Rich Bagin
• Whatever I think I know now, in five more years I’m sure I’ll think some of that was foolish. — Michael B. Horn
• When we pass away from this earth, there will only be three important inscriptions on our tombstone. — Alvin Aureliano Davis
• Without joy, our work loses meaning. — Naila Bolus
• You can carry your passion and commitment through a career regardless of sector. — Marguerite W. Kondracke
• You can’t pretend to have passion for kids and teaching. — Thomas Pedersen
• Young children can teach us a great deal about ourselves. — Cheryl Scott Williams
• Your best educators are yet to come. — Amber Augustus