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 job-embedded 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