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,Ā 2104, 2012) and love being able to reference not only where I was personally but also Ā professionally. I’m only 8 days late into […]
The 30 day HAPPY ADMINISTRATOR challenge! #goals #thefirstyear Read More Ā»
I shared these paragraphs with my staff in theirĀ weekly “Get Whitt it!” today…(See my other weeks here.) A blank calendar. A fresh start. Itās the perfect time to evaluate where youāve been, where youāre at, and where youāre going. Itās 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, š 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 thereās 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.Ā 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. Itās priced at just $29 per year and is designed completely with the needs of teachers in mind. (members
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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?Ā 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 Ā I
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As if I am not crazy busy enough this year, I refuse to sacrifice one of my guilty pleasures, which is reading. I’m at 90 books for 2015, my goal was 100…I’m so close! I track what I read through Goodreads, should you be interested in following along. It’s quite handy to not only keep
What I’m reading now…and why. Read More Ā»
One of my most special groups of people are those who have begun this year’s journey with me. Staff members that I either hired or inherited as new that began the year as newbies will hold a special place in my heart because of their energy, their excitement and because they too get that glazed
Take care of your new people! and a newbie freebie! #thefirstyear Read More Ā»
One month in and there’s so much I have already learned! Right off the bat, I have learned how very much I don’t know…and how very ok that is! It feels like I have been here forever, in a very good way, but I haven’t been. I’m still learning kids names. I’m still
Have the vision, not the right answers… #thefirstyear Read More Ā»