Twitter is so fun. We have a new-ish pastor. He’s been around now for about a year, but we attend a satellite church, so I’ve actually never met him. We are always entertained and moved through his message though. He also has been fantastic to follow and learn along with through the twitters. It’s developed […]
To be known or to be impressive? #2020oneword Read More »
I had the opportunity to blog for ASCD this week on a topic that is near & dear to my heart…appreciating teachers. I hope to always retain my “teacher eyes” and now have the benefit of seeing an entire campus in action. They impress me each and every day. As an educator, I love that my professional
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I’ve said before that there is no manual that comes with a leadership role. How very much easier it would be in life if every time you had a question or were presented with a situation, you could simply turn to the relevant page and see how it should be addressed. But we all know
How do you know if you’re doing a good job? #thefirstyear Read More »
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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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
Honor traditions #thefirstyear #VeteransDay Read More »
“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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