What’s on your refrigerator?
This post is cross posted from Connected Principals. Today I had the opportunity to sit in on an MST vision planning meeting in preparation for the 2013-2014 year. I am changing campuses next year...
View Article#SAVMP- How do you encourage leadership?
Leaders are everywhere. They aren’t just the ones in charge. Take for example the office clerk in Georgia, who was able to prevent who knows how many injuries or even possibly deaths. Antoinette Tuff...
View ArticleAre you drifting or driving?
I have a post it on my computer that simply states, “Be intentional.” Did you know that every single day you’re choosing to either move forward or move backward? There really never is a standing still,...
View ArticleHow using Dropbox changed my life!
I know that sounds a lil’extreme, but seriously, it did. Dropbox is a storing/sharing place in the cloud that allows you to keep up with all of your files,where ever you are, even across platforms. I...
View ArticleShort on Time? an ASCD arias
While preparing for my upcoming edWeb.net webinar, (which is free and open for registration!) ”Become a PD Pro! Best Practices for Administrators” I decided to tackle a couple of books in my ever...
View ArticleLunch & Learn: a parent engagement opportunity!
Never under estimate a team of creative teachers who want to show off their creative students. Our kinder team hosted a lunch and learn for their parents last week. With November being a month of...
View ArticleTacos & Technology: a parent tech night!
Tonight is our tacos and technology night! We’re inviting parents in to hear where we are going as a campus using Twitter and to help them understand/get involved in our conversation! My initial invite...
View ArticleA unified vision marches on…
A lot is written and shared about how important it is for a campus to have a shared, unified vision. What you are doing when creating a vision statement is articulating your dreams and hopes for your...
View ArticleMake an intentional DIGITAL difference!
Digital Learning Day is about giving every child the opportunity to learn in a robust digital environment everyday, with the goal of success in college and a career. On Wednesday, February 5, tens of...
View ArticleHave a book study via Twitter? Yes we did!
Time is a hot commodity for anyone, but especially for teachers at the beginning of the year. Knowing this when it came time for our staff development plans, the idea of book study made us yawn. How...
View ArticleLet’s talk data, shall we? (wait, come back!)
Data meetings are always fun and exciting. Teachers love when that lil’data appointment pops up in their email box. It’s a hard conversation to have because amazing teachers are already well aware of...
View ArticleWhat the #EduLounge was…and wasn’t…
Saturday was the kickoff for the Classflow #EduLounge tour. Besides the fact that I got to hang out with educational rockstars like Tom Whitby, Steven Anderson, and Nick Provazano, I was able to be a...
View ArticleDon’t have a professional summer slide!
With summer comes less of the demands on our time in education. It’s an opportunity to refresh, renew, and recharge. Never one to just sit by idle, I always look forward to this time of year. What...
View Article5 things learned from “Read, Write, Lead”& win your own copy!
Regie Routman’s newest ASCD book, “Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success” was a cover to cover read for me. Knowing how well-respected Ms. Routman is certainly made...
View ArticleIt’s Connected Educator Month! (Huh? What?) #CE14
Even though it looks different for each learner, being a connected educator simply means leveraging technology to expand one’s personal learning network. Doing so not only provides you with a network...
View ArticleAn #ASCD opportunity!
Flipping PD for educators allows them to do much of their own learning at home, at their own pace, and improves the time spent together in a large group. During the ASCD Educator Effectiveness...
View ArticleStaff gifties…the 12 days of Christmas giving!
Last year the Voxer group of principals that I talk to daily went back and forth on a “12 days” of Christmas idea as a way to give a lil’something to each staff member. None of the ideas were very big,...
View ArticleBe more you!
Advice is easy to give. It’s usually given with the greatest of intentions. Sometimes it can be questionable…but this isn’t that kinda post! Our superintendent, Dr. Vinson, gave a closing speech at a...
View ArticleConnected Educator Month, 2015 #CEM15
Even though it looks different for each learner, being a connected educator simply means leveraging technology to expand one’s personal learning network. Doing so not only provides you with a network...
View ArticleWho doesn’t need additional support? #ASCD has you covered!
Last week, ASCD launched a brand new product for teachers, ASCD myTeachSource. This is a digital subscription product where teachers can access tools and content they need on key topics, such as...
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