How we empower ourselves to become better people through a systematic process that incorporates individual reflection. An associate professor at Arizona State University, Craig started as a high school biology teacher and has been an educator for 33 years. He teaches courses on applying action research to promote educator empowerment, school improvement and jobembedded professional development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx