My classroom has been a place for student growth, academic success, technology integration, and mentoring. I believe in a philosophy of building mutual support amongst teachers, students and stakeholders while focusing on communicating goals and expectations as a true measure of success. By using student data with the correct balance of external investment and internally developed resources, school leaders can address needs through the areas of staff development, student directed growth, and sustainable success practices. My research work, professional development sessions, and conference presentations concentrate on the effects and best practices of social media in the academic community and student life, the diverse means of communicating in a mobile-centric education landscape, and integration of digitally creative resources in a decentralized school.