I wanted to try something a little different today… I was recently at a New York Knicks game, and they had a cool video during an intermission break. “App Madness”…
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I wanted to try something a little different today… I was recently at a New York Knicks game, and they had a cool video during an intermission break. “App Madness” was an ode to the “March Madness” basketball tournament and one of the New York Knicks’ players listed their top 8 apps used and which … [Read more…]
You want to try something new in your school or classroom and it seems hard to make your vision into a reality. Here are a few quick questions that might…
Read More 3 Questions to Help Leverage Barriers in Education
You want to try something new in your school or classroom and it seems hard to make your vision into a reality. Here are a few quick questions that might help you through the process. Is this opportunity best for the learners you serve? This question is meant to “centre” the focus of what we … [Read more…]
Read More 3 Questions to Help Leverage Barriers in Education
Have you ever felt overwhelmed in trying to balance priorities? If you’re like me, you can probably think of more than once where student discipline, parent concerns, and teacher feedback provided you more tasks than you could complete in a day. No matter whether you are a new principal or a veteran leader, here’s a […]
For those of you who don’t know Lilly Singh, she is a very successful “YouTuber” that was just announced as the new host of an NBC late night talk show…
For those of you who don’t know Lilly Singh, she is a very successful “YouTuber” that was just announced as the new host of an NBC late night talk show and is Canadian! Here is the first line of her Wikipedia page: Lilly Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber, comedian, television host, and actress widely … [Read more…]
For those of you who don’t know Lilly Singh, she is a very successful “YouTuber” that was just announced as the new host of an NBC late night talk show and is Canadian! Here is the first line of her Wikipedia page: Lilly Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber, comedian, television host, and actress widely … [Read more…]
I am playing with some ideas in my head, so I am “writing to learn” in this post instead of writing to share my learning. Bear with me as I…
I am playing with some ideas in my head, so I am “writing to learn” in this post instead of writing to share my learning. Bear with me as I work through this post. I have been playing around with this term in my head of “Education Centrist” and wondering what that term means for … [Read more…]
My favorite read of the week was the article, “The only metric of success that really matters is the one we ignore.” The whole article is compelling, but this part…
Read More 3 Important Questions to Help Measure the School Experience of Students
When is the last time you heard the following words? “We do what’s best for kids.” Of course, we want school leaders to do what is best for students. But we also want to provide a place where adults feels supported and encouraged in bringing joy to students. Those priorities are not in opposition to […]
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller One of the things that I say to teachers beginning…
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller One of the things that I say to teachers beginning the profession is that they should be much better than I was from when I first started teaching. The big difference today and when I … [Read more…]
When I am needing a treat for my staff or for those I want to celebrate around me, I have two qualifiers…are they easy? and are they cheap? One of the easiest (and cheapest!) little pick me ups that Melinda and I are including in our upcoming book is that of sharing encourageMINT. Who doesn’t […]
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You are passionate about something, and you want others to feel and live your enthusiasm. We have all had that “something” that has meant a lot to us, and we…
Read More 3 Simple Ways to Help Shift the Thinking of Others
You are passionate about something, and you want others to feel and live your enthusiasm. We have all had that “something” that has meant a lot to us, and we want others to embrace the same ideas. Yet, our enthusiasm and approach in helping shift the thinking of others can sometimes alienate others and can … [Read more…]
Read More 3 Simple Ways to Help Shift the Thinking of Others
One of the greatest challenges, I believe, facing school leaders today is the doom and gloom in education. There is so much material out there about what is wrong with…
Read More The problem of presenting a ‘deficit model’ to teachers
I pride myself on being visible so that I know what is going on at my school.* I stand at the front door or “the intersection” every morning to greet the students (my…