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I had the privilege of co-presenting at the annual CASS Start Right conference for school leaders last week. It was an honor to be in a room full of leaders who were willing to give up a few days of their precious summer to learn and grow their leadership. In one of the parts of […]
Before we dive into this latest blog post, I want you to think about the top three things that are the most important in your leadership and will make the biggest impact on your life, your school, and your leadership. I know it isn’t paper work or admin tasks that are at the top of […]
I want to share a story with you—a story that’s not just close to my heart but one that has been the driving force behind a pivotal shift in my approach to leadership. This is the story of how I went from inadvertently overwhelming my team to inspiring them to reach new heights, and how […]
Listen, Taylor Swift is taking over the world! Or at least that is all I have heard about this summer on social media. What is it about her that everyone loves and connects with? I have been reflecting on this for awhile…I know…it’s a little odd. But I want to inspire people like she does […]
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Good teaching is good teaching. No matter what language or subject you are teaching in, good teaching that engages, inspires and motives the learner will prevail. The teaching and leading actions stay the same, the only thing that changes is the outcome or subject. The same goes for leaders in schools. They are teachers too […]
According to John Hattie, visible learning is one of the most effective ways to build collective efficacy and improve student learning and teacher craft. Visible Learning means an enhanced role for teachers as they become evaluators of their own teaching. John Hattie states that visible Learning and teaching occurs when teachers see learning through the eyes […]
“Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! We are going to the Moon!” Remember that song as a kid? Isn’t that the truth for the times right now! As distance learning teachers and leaders it feels like all we do is Zoom through lessons that we do with our students or in our meetings. The thing is sometimes it […]
What just happened!! One day we were comfortable in our brick and mortar classrooms and then wham! The next day our kids are at home and we are required to teach them virtually. Ok…now that we have had some time to think about it, now what? Well…guys I am here to tell you….nothing has changed […]
Hard is hard. Change is hard. Moving forward or through something is hard. Growth is hard. High performance is hard. Of course it is. If it wasn’t we would all be doing this all of the time. I believe that we want to do all of these things, however, it may look to you, but…excuses […]
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