This may be the first actual blog I’ve help[fully written since beginning my new job in mid-October. Here’s a short list of what it looks like to be new, and what to remember. Be you. Your passions and your strength are what secured this position for you. Don’t forget that..even when you feel like […]
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Hello, long lost blog friends of mine! It’s almost February…that means you might need ideas for Fab Fridays! 100th day of some kinda school! #allthethings Staff Appreciation & Motivation Group <– Click to join The 100th day of school is coming! You can search the group for 4 years of ideas for the 100th day. If
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We’re closing out the first of a couple of breaks we have this season. How do you turn off all that goes through your leadership brain, when you’re supposed to be “not” thinking about work? I think when you lead the way that we all lead, it’s almost impossible to separate your everyday thoughts
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This blog has always been a place of reflection and a sharing of my professional growth and struggles. It started as a tool within my 4th-grade classroom, became a place that exploded with my tech integrationist days, and then where I shared all I learned as a campus leader. Adding another change to the pile
Starting over as a leader… and a Thanksgiving staff freebie! Read More »
You have almost made it to the end of 2020!!! I know this is true because we are getting ready to shut down one of our Facebook Groups and re-open the HOLIDAY group. If you are a principal, assistant principal, director, and or district administrator then this email applies to you! You are getting this
Checking in our principal groups…are you hanging in there? Read More »
I’ve been a TCEA fan from way back in my teacher days, and they just keep expanding and adding more resources to their memberships to make it worth your while. Every so often they offer FREE yearly memberships and this week, they are again, until October 30th! I’ve long preached the importance of having a
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Hey there. Remember me? Goodness, gracious. It’s been a while. Quick update…we’re back at school. All my staff. Half my Wolves are here, half are doing remote learning. If you’re interested in what our district is doing, peruse our back to school website when ya have time. It is beyond amazing to have our students
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It’s back!! One of the most fun things that MM and I have ever done is this principal gift exchange! I’ve shared her post below. Come play with us! It’s a secret principal gift exchange! What started as a small event between 22 people has grown into a national secret gift exchange. School leaders
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It’s no secret that I love a good font. When I taught technology classes back in the day I always started with the caveat that secondary people loved my classes for their content, but my elementary people loved me for my fonts and clip art. #both One of the hardest things about doing any presentation
Favorite fonts & where to find them… Read More »
One little month away from the blog and literally everything has changed. What are you doing as a principal right now to help your people stay calm in this pandemic, while also taking care of you? I’m about ready for our structured, regularly stressful, typical work world to return. (Remember when STAAR test stress was
Strategies to avoid #PrincipalPanic in the pandemic…it’s a thing. Read More »