Webster's dictionary defines stamina as “great physical or mental strength that allows you to continue doing something for a long time. As we build stamina in our students we also need to help build … [Read more...]
Being a Student Centered Principal
Being student centered has always been at my center core as an educational leader. Our latest SAVMP blog was about being that Student Centered Principal and working through a change matrix. Due to … [Read more...]
Online Under 39
Week 21: Online Portfolios #SAVMP Recently George Couros wrote a blog for our School Administrators Virtual Mentors Program (#SAVMP) to consider in this present digital age. The hope of educators … [Read more...]
Week 13: To Tweet or Not To Tweet #SAVMP
graphic by athgo.org Over time I have realized the power in staff embedded PD. I have tried to move away from a large group presentation style of PD. Just like our students need differentiated … [Read more...]
Management as a Principal
Management as a Principal – Week 11 #SAVMP How do you manage your tasks/time? Is it reflective of the 90/10 stated above? How important is management in the role principal? What can you do to … [Read more...]
Week #9 – A Vision of Where You Want to Be
As part of the #SAVMP project this week George Couros encouraged us on an exercise that at first felt like a guilty privilege. It is just like when a school has DROP (Drop Everything and Read) but it … [Read more...]
Innovate to Learn
Being in Shanghai for three years(August 2009-June 2013) gave me an opportunity to watch a nation get unleashed and grow with ideas. It was an interesting time for me as a leader of the Shanghai … [Read more...]
Why do I lead?
George Couros asked us to relate to this question as kick-off for our School Admin Virtual Mentor Program #SAVMP. I am so excited to come back after being in China and be able to learn and lead among … [Read more...]