These are not rhetorical questions, but questions to look each other in the eye and ask. And answer. And awkwardly stare and wait in silence as long as it takes for a response.
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Now that the dust has settled from distance learning, school leaders are asking: what worked, and what didn’t work? How did you stay connected to people, or what important milestones did you miss? In this week’s podcast episode, Principal Jen Sch…
Read More PMP200: Looking Back at Distance Learning with Jen Schwanke
In the post “5 Points To Get Across in a Teaching Interview” from 2018, I wanted to share some ideas for people going through the education interview process. No matter what questions are being asked, I think we can still bring up some key points that highlight our thoughts on education. In the accompanying podcast, … [Read more…]
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Last week, my guests William Stubbs, Marlena Gross-Taylor, and Don Parker shared feedback on their personal and professional reflections around equity, racism, and inequalities. They each gave suggestions to help you decide how to respond in your own s…
Read More PMP199: Panel Discussion on Equity & Racism, Part 2
No community has been immune to conversations surrounding equity, racism, and inequalities. As Marlena Gross-Taylor, one of the guests on this week’s podcast episode explains, these conversations have been going on for at least four hundred years…
Read More PMP198: Panel Discussion on Equity and Racism, Part 1
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Like many of you, I’ve had so much on my mind lately. I have several blog posts upcoming that will express more of what I’m feeling. But I wanted to share this quick bit with you.
If we only read and share things that c…
Starting a new school year is like preparing for a marathon. The journey begins with training long before the race begins. And once the race starts, you need a lot of endurance for the road ahead. School leadership is the same. As you enter summer, the…
Even in uncertain times, it is good to remember that positive ideas can come from even the most difficult situations. Juan David Campolargo, a seventeen-year-old high school student from Chicago, is no stranger to difficulty. Immigranting to the U.S. f…
Read More PMP196: Generation Optimism with Juan David Campolargo
Just some thoughts swirling around in my mind… In the past few weeks, I have been discussing social-emotional learning and mental health with guests such as Tony Sinanis, Jody Carrington,…
It’s back!! One of the most fun things that MM and I have ever done is this principal gift exchange! I’ve shared her post below. Come play with us! It’s a secret principal gift exchange! What started as a small event between 22 peopl…
Read More 5 Undeniable Reasons to Join the Secret Princi-Pal Gift Exchange
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…
You can listen to the whole podcast on this topic with some added stories on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, on YouTube. One of the comments I keep hearing…
During school closures and remote learning, maintaining connection with students has been an enormous puzzle to solve. When 8th grade teacher Jena Nelson, from Deer Creek Middle School in Edmond, Oklahoma, switched to online delivery, she looked at thi…
Read More PMP195: Instruction from a Distance with Jena Nelson
You can listen to the full podcast discussing the post below on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube. I read a comment on a feedback…
You can listen to the full podcast discussing the post below on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube. I read a comment on a feedback form that said something like, “These are great ideas, but how do they apply to teaching math?” Every educator, including myself, wants ideas and … [Read more…]
School leaders share a common bond – whether you lead in an urban, suburban or rural setting. During the last two months, I’ve also been thinking a lot about another common bond all school leaders now share: caring and serving from a distan…
Read More PMP194: Lessons from Leading in New York with Principal Patrick McLaughlin