The more I have been involved using social media helping to create incredible opportunities for myself and our students, the more I have seen the value. Many comments however regard…
Author: George Couros
Relationships are the key foundation to the success of students in our schools. The more we connect with them, the more likely they are to succeed. This is not only…
Inspired by Kevin Creutz’s post on Connected Principals, I thought that I would share a post that I had written on my own blog in 2010. The term “master teacher”…
I was very excited to be asked to write the introduction for an e-book that Richard Byrne is putting together to share with educators next week. I am really hoping…
Yesterday, I wrote a short post asking a question about change, and the response was overwhelming. If you have not read the comments in the entirety, there are some fantastic…
Recently, I wrote about what shapes my learning.. I have tied my own learning into our eportfolio vision and how it will be beneficial to students having opportunities for deep…
As a college basketball referee, I have numbed to the inappropriate comments coming from fans during games. You have to a certain amount of confidence as a ref to be…
Ashley was a gifted basketball player. He had skills that could not be taught, and it never seemed like he ran down the floor. He glided. Although I had several…
“We tend to devote years to studying what to change and little if any time to actually making change. In the meantime, kids continue to go through our schools without…
Yesterday at Forest Green School, we had a fantastic professional development session. It started with a 30-minute open session where staff were just able to take the time and write…
In an effort to connect with more administrators while also providing resources that will help new, current, and aspiring leaders, the Connected Principals group has created a few more ways…
If you could choose, what work environment would you work in? An organization with vision for a preferred future, or one that is happy with maintaining the status quo. A…
Thanks to all of those that attended the first Connected Principals Elluminate Session on September 26th! We really enjoyed working with each other, while also hearing the comments and suggestions…
We are so excited for the Connected Principals Elluminate Session that will be happening on Sunday, September 26th, at 5:30 EST. We are looking forward to having Patrick Larkin, Lyn…
Read More Connected Principals Elluminate Session on Sunday!
It is has been almost two months since Connected Principals has gone “public” and I have been sitting back and enjoying learning from others. When I first came up with…
(This was originally posted on my blog on August 24th. Whether you agree with awards or not, this is definitely something we have to open the conversation on. As administrators,…
Recently, I read an article by Simon Sinek (I love his blog and this video) talking about how advertisers are failing more to focus on the needs of their customer.…
This was originally posted on my own blog on June 23, 2010 in preparation for the 2010-2011 school year. As we begin the school year, this plan is becoming a…
Read More When So Much Is Too Much; Narrowing the Tools We Use
Working with students, and being in the principal’s office, I know there are often many different viewpoints about how we should deal with individual students. I have certain philosophies on…
Read More A Principal’s Case for Choosing Certainty vs. Severity