In the fast paced day to day-ness of our world, it is easy to take the easy route of telling some one that they did a great job, or that you appreciate what they’ve done for your campus. The words are always welcome. However, there is nothing as powerful as tangible words on the page. […]
The handwritten note…going old school in 2014! Read More »
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 for Technology & Tacos spelled out the “who” should come, modeled after Sam LeDeaux, up in Chicago, who was so helpful while
Tacos & Technology: a parent tech night! Read More »
We all have bad days. We all have days where things didn’t go right…or as planned. Days that derail even th most positive of attitudes. The real question is what you do when you have them. As a teacher, your mood affects the class. As an administrator, your mood affects the building. (When the principal
It’s the little things…how to bounce back from a bad day! Read More »
What do you get when you combine a free walkie talkie app, a New Yorker, some Wisconsins, a Missouri-an, and a Texan? Day after day after day of professional advice, personal support, and a LOT of smiles. Jessica Johnson introduced me to Voxer while planning our Indiana Leadership presentation. I have to admit, I didn’t
Voxer: an Edcamp on my phone Read More »
Have you ever felt like things were moving too fast? Like things weren’t getting your full attention? Like you were overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start? Three “strategies” I’ve employed this year to help me “manage” the workload have made a difference in keeping up with my whirlwind of a world. The first mental
Three ways to keep your head above water! & an Erin Condren Giveaway Read More »
Gamification is all the rage within edu circles. It has tremendous potential in the education space. How can we use it to deliver truly meaningful experiences to students? The inforgraphic at the bottom can provide background, some how’s and some why’s educators might want to think about gameifying. At it’s core, gamification is simply adding the
Campus level…gamification! Read More »
One of the challenges, regardless of your population, is figuring out a way to get all of your families involved at school. We sometimes have the mentality that the parents that we NEED to see are the ones we have a hard time reaching, but as Matt Gomez recently posted, we may need to step
Parents & your vision… Read More »
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 growing stack of “must reads” I came across William Sterrett’s “Short on Time” and thought it seemed applicable. These new publications are GENIUS.
Short on Time? an ASCD arias Read More »
I was listening to a webinar last week discussing the benefit of effective teachers in the classroom and was blown away by what was being shared. The average effect of one teacher on a single student is modest. All else the same, a student with one excellent teacher for one year between fourth and eighth
Feeling defeated or tired already? Read More »
One of the first things I hear from educators as a reason why they shouldn’t jump into the social media stream is because they don’t have families/staff on Twitter. Social media can be very dividing. Justin Tarte and I were just discussing how there is still such a mentality of “block it & lock” it…as
Parents not on Twitter? No problem! Read More »