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…
Author: Larry Fliegelman
I have been a fulltime principal for about ten years. A few years back, I took on teaching the sixth grade social studies class at the same time. I wrote…
They should know better than to: Talk out of turn, Argue with each other, Ignore the rules, Disrespect adults, Give up quickly, Choose so poorly, (insert your least favorite student…
It was a hot, humid June 17, 2000, group hike in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. We were on the exposed ledge of the Welch-Dickey trail. For you non-hikers, exposed ledge…
No, this is not a discount Passover story (ask a Jewish person about the FOUR Questions). This post is about the Three Questions that I asked staff at the very…
In my last post, I came to the brilliant conclusion that Feedback and Communication are the Top 2 Things that Teachers want from the Principal. Nothing really new here. In…
In early 2012, I wrote a blog post called “7 Top Things Teachers Want From Their Principal” (published on Principal’s POV http://principalspov.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-top-things-teachers-want-from-their.html and on Connected Principals http://connectedp.wpengine.com/archives/5262). At the first…
While watching an observation training video, I noticed the teacher accidentally turned off the projector and then did not get it going again for a while. The technology failed (sort…
For week six of the SAVMP program, we were asked to consider “Roads to Innovation.” One of the questions to consider is: How do you go about creating innovative practices in your…
So, for the SAVMP program, the weekly blogging topic (#5, but only my second), that George has assigned is as follows: “For this week’s topic, I want you to think about how…
Read More School as Leadership Darkroom: Developing Leaders #Savmp
With the school year only a few weeks away, this administrator is finally about to wrap up the process of hiring all the staff I need for the year. …
In November, I gave a presentation (resources to be found here) to a packed room row at Vermont Fest, <snip> (For the rest of the introduction and a summary of the first two parts of…
Read More Near-Total Brain Replacement, Evernote. The Digital Principal, Part 3
In November, I gave a presentation (the presentation resources are to be found here) to a packed room row at Vermont Fest, the fall conference of Vita-Learn (Vermont Information Technology Association for the Advancement of Learning…
Read More Wicked Cool Evidence Gathering. The Digital Principal, Part 2.
In November, I gave a presentation (the presentation resources are to be found here) to a cialis prices packed room row at Vermont Fest, the fall conference of Vita-Learn (Vermont Information Technology Association for the Advancement…
Read More Lightening-Fast Teacher Feedback. The Digital Principal, Part 1
Leadership Day from Scott McLeod holds a special place in my blogging heart. It was Leadership Day 2009 when I posted to this, or any, blog for the first time.…
Of the many books that I have read in the last year, Mindset by Carol Dweck has caused me to think and question my long held beliefs more than most. According to Dweck, our…
Read More 1 (or 39) Top Idea(s) for Educators from Mindset by Carol Dweck
In the days of yore, the captain of a ship would have the Boatswain (or Bosun) use his pipe to make the “All Hands” call when he wanted the entire crew up…
At the first staff meeting in August, I asked the staff at my new school to write a notecard answer to the following question: “What do you need from your…
One of my favorite facets of being a principal is sharing ideas and resources. Today, day three of my new principalship, I had the perfect opportunity to share. It…
I have just declared that today is International Thank A Teacher Month (or is it this month is Thank a Teacher Day. Or…) Anyway, I was reading Mindset, by Carol…