Y’all. In full true to form, Amber Teamann fashion…I have a confession to make. I have this lipstick, it’s a super flattering color. It’s not my normal brand or shade, but I like it a lot. I finally got to a place where it needed to be sharpened. I couldn’t use it anymore, it was […]
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I love techieness. I love learning. I love organizations that focus on TEACHERS and SUPPORT. TCEA, my friends, does BOTH! 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. My first TCEA conference
5 reasons you should join #TCEA…TODAY! (you don’t want to miss reason #5!!) Read More »
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
What’s it mean to be new? Read More »
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
Leaders, how do you break over a break? Read More »
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 »
My mind is going 90 mph these days and in trying to keep up with what I want to do NOW versus what I want to remember to do for back to school & fall…I needed a very specific checklist. So I made one! If you’re like me and straddling your day to day NOW
Planning template freebie! #leadership Read More »
Ah, the glorious calmness of June and July! This is where, hopefully, as leaders, we can pause, reflect, rest and rejuvenate! Here are a few things you can add to your plate for the next couple of months…one to read, one to plan, and one to HELP. If you haven’t read Abby Wambach’s new book,
Things you need in your leadership life right now! Read More »
My principal bestie (and future co-author) Melinda Miller always shares that October and February are the two worst months of the school year, in fact…she calls them the armpits of the year! (which is both gross and awkwardly appropriate!) I’ve done these Fab Fridays with her for a NUMBER of years and while the activities
Fab Fridays in February, 2019 Read More »
I’ve talked a lot about how I think transparency in this role is crucial. There can be so much pressure to be Pinterest perfect, even as a principal. Now that I am entering year 4, I generally feel as if I have a pretty good grip on what I am doing and in what direction we’re all
#Principalconfession: Data day stresses me out. Read More »