What’s that? Am I writing something in ADVANCE?? Or is it that I couldn’t sleep and decided that the 4am hour just might could be a productive one? 🙂 I’ll never tell! There is a voxer group of my PLN peeps that have genuinely become friends. We voxed pretty much every day for a good […]
Make your Fridays in February…fabulous! #thefirstyear Read More »
We have a collective leadership team on this campus that is undertaking a book study this semester. When looking at the hectic schedule that we already know is in place, we had to get creative in how we would undertake adding an additional to do. First, I knew that I needed a book that would
A book study via Facebook… #InnovatorsMindset #thefirstyear Read More »
I am a firm believer in that if it isn’t written down, odds are I won’t remember to get to it with fidelity. I’ve written about my goals for several years now (2015, 2104, 2012) and love being able to reference not only where I was personally but also professionally. I’m only 8 days late into
The 30 day HAPPY ADMINISTRATOR challenge! #goals #thefirstyear Read More »
I shared these paragraphs with my staff in their weekly “Get Whitt it!” today…(See my other weeks here.) A blank calendar. A fresh start. It’s the perfect time to evaluate where you’ve been, where you’re at, and where you’re going. It’s a time for us to bring back that September enthusiasm, relentless joy, and excitement for
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I can’t believe my first semester as principal is over. This being the only post I’ve made in December shows just how fast it has flown by. I think I’ve started 5 different blogs this month and got carried away each time. I’ll just delete those and combine here, 🙂 I need time to
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My love language (much to my husbands dismay) is gift giving. I love giving gifts, I love receiving gifts. Everybody loves a gift. This is conventional wisdom, and to some degree there’s truth in it. Why? Because a gift is a symbol that says someone was thinking of you, and the human condition is such
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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 formative assessment and classroom management. It’s priced at just $29 per year and is designed completely with the needs of teachers in mind. (members
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There is a tradition at my campus each November. The third grade presents a huge Veteran’s Day program. There are elaborate costumes, gut wrenching songs, and even more special, heartfelt reverence and appreciation. Frequently we challenge the status quo of always doing the “same ol’thing” and I, in particular, am a fan of making
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“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.” Francis Bacon Click To Tweet How do you build trust? How do you get to a point where you trust someone? Time. Time. Time. It takes time to develop trust…on both sides of leadership. How do you build that? One of the biggest mistakes a leader can
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I keep a spiral in my desk where I write down little notes to help me remember all of my lil’leadership lessons as the days are flying by. This one is a doozie, and I am going to keep it short and sweet. It’s ok to not have the answer….immediately. Click To Tweet I
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