Innovation doesn't always mean starting from scratch. Sometimes, it means looking at the curriculum, tools, and constraints in front of you and asking, “Okay...so what can we do with what we have?” In this post, I reflect on creating resources, building partnerships, and finding opportunities to make learning easier for the educators and students doing the work — because even when you don't get to choose the lines, there's still room to add a little sparkle.

Leadership involves the challenging task of regulating oneself at high levels of executive functioning. In addition to aligning various...