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Empowering Students Through Authentic Relationships
cc flickr photo by pmecologic I have been giving some consideration to a recent post I read by John Spencer (@johntspencer), entitled 7 Thoughts on Bullying. John shares his personal experience being...
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Redefining the Principal
cc flickr photo by rickpilot_2000 As a kid (a few years ago), I can remember helping clean out the garage at my grandparents home. Normally, the prospect of cleaning out a garage was met with limited...
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Time Management for Reflective Practice
cc flickr photo MyEyeSees Yesterday, I read a blog post by Chad Segersten (edutech83), entitled Classroom Leadership: Reflective Thinking. Chad stated that “the art of reflective thinking is...
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(Power)Pointless or Purposeful?
cc flickr photo by p_a_h Why do we ask kids to make presentations, on topics they don’t care about, to an audience that doesn’t exist? ~ Gary Stager At last month’s ISTE conference, I had the pleasure...
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Students Matter Most!
cc flickr photo by HatHome An honest admission… As a school leader, I am concerned about the number of times I pay “lip service” to being focused on students, but then allow any number of outside...
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You Are A Difference Maker!
This is a brief message written to our staff in anticipation of our first day of school (also posted on our school’s professional learning community blog). cc flickr photo by Krissy.Venosdale As we...
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Convincing Kids That They Can
photo by Jeff Delp (jd24/7) Recently, while sorting through a pile of papers, I ran across an article that I think deserves some consideration. The Power of Expectations, by Neal Cross, is a brief,...
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Are You a Steward of Time?
cc flickr photo by: JuditK One of the unintended, but beneficial, outcomes of the attention the “flipped” classroom has received is an increased level of scrutiny regarding the way that school leaders...
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Recognize The Big Rocks
cc flickr photo by Chris and Jenni I find it intriguing that blogging has such a cathartic effect for me. There are many times that writing serves as an opportunity for me to organize thoughts, express...
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Celebrating Success!
The following piece is cross posted on the Willis PLC Blog — written as an end of quarter message to our teaching staff. cc flickr photo by ktvee There is a student who approaches me, almost daily,...
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