A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

On the other hand, I really want to focus on what my parents taught me about leadership throughout my 41 years of life. It must have been the perfect storm of just finishing talking about leadership and guilt that provided the motivation for this post. Shared sacrifice – Nothing epitomizes servant leadership than shared sacrifice.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

When it comes to leadership, there is no one right way or quick fix. Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event. It is easy just to say how one should improve leadership or anything else for that matter. Another successful strategy is to develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 25, 2021

Leadership isn't telling people what to do. Leadership is taking people where they need to be by empowering them to want to be part of the solution. Strategy The real work and testament to outstanding leadership is moving past the visioning process by developing a strategic plan to turn vision into reality.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2021

When it comes to leadership, the importance of effective communication skills to engage and empower families moved to the forefront. With virtual events, leaders can provide insight into how remote and hybrid learning is just as meaningful and challenging as face-to-face. Consider using this strategy as an open house of sorts.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2023

Leadership embodies consistent qualities and characteristics that remain unchanged while the tools, research, and societal shifts influencing the work have evolved. Leadership combines artistic and scientific elements, aiming to mobilize people toward a shared objective. Leadership is a collaborative endeavor.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

While PLNs have grown in popularity, the most popular form of professional learning embraced by schools and districts still consists of more traditional pathways, such as bringing in guest speakers, workshops, or holding annual events. Inspiration packed into one day typically fades when reality sets in shortly after.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2022

While the pandemic has undoubtedly played a monumental role in decreasing morale, other factors continuously play a role, such as leadership, mandates, lack of time, systems that are in place, a toxic culture, inadequate pay, or trying to maintain a work-life balance. Some schools have large-scale team-building events both on and off-site.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Knowing what the issues are and how recent events have amplified them, the time is now to be proactive. The 420 lessons in the program, called Ripple Effects, cover core SEL skills as well as personal topics ranging from anxiety, bullying and marijuana to managing fears around an undocumented parent. You got this!

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I attended many of these events just to meet the required hours of professional development. My epiphany, so to say, changed my entire outlook on modes of professional development and led to the discovery of a practice area in digital leadership. The best part of this journey was the tangible results that followed.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

One-and-done events might get everyone pumped up and excited, but what comes next? Like change, learning is a process, not an event. The other is ensuring what has been learned leads to improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. The same can be said about drive-by professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

No matter the impact, the aftermath of disruptive events can set the stage for innovative change by focusing on the “3 C’s” – convalesce, conceptualize, create. Convalesce Recovery is often needed after disruptive events, which was clearly evident in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. What happens if we don’t?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 19, 2022

While there are many challenging aspects when it comes to leadership, one that typically rises to the top is dealing with difficult personalities. In the event that the meeting begins to veer out of control, table it for another time. As the saying goes, it’s typically the 1% that gives you 99% of the problems.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 14, 2021

While one-and-done and drive-by events are great at establishing the why once the excitement dies down, people are often clamoring to figure out how to make what they just heard a reality in their specific context.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Image credit: Harold Jarche Leadership is a choice and not one that should be made lightly. Outside of instruction there is not a more important leadership quality that successful and effective administrators must focus on. Learning is the fuel of leadership. Basically, we get what we model. Please share your thoughts below.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2022

I shared the following in Digital Leadership : A true testament to an exceptional leader, regardless of position, is their ability to convince, persuade, or inspire others to change, especially those who do not want to. Change is a process, not an event. Every student in every classroom and school deserves excellence.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2016

For many, district professional development is a one-size-fits-all isolated event with no follow-up or support. As such, districts need to invest in professional learning opportunities that will result in fundamental changes to teaching, learning, and leadership. Learning is the ultimate goal for our students, not development.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Dynamic Updates - In addition to sharing text, links, videos, and photos with Google+ you can also create and share events and polls right from your status update box. Evan Scherr and I have created a Digital Leadership Community. education educational leadership Google Plus Google+ Opinion Social Media social media strategy Twitter'

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks I have been either keynoting conferences or facilitating workshops focusing on digital leadership and learning. I relish the fact of being able to talk about creating schools that work for kids and leadership in the digital age. It is an honor and privilege to be in a leadership position.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Even events that are not focused on digital have sessions dedicated to the topic. AI, while a powerful tool, can only partially replace the role of human leadership in schools. While AI can support these efforts, it should be seen as something other than a substitute for human leadership. Prompt all you want.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation. This was the fourteenth time the school had put on the event and it was awesome to see and meet so many passionate educators on a Saturday. This is not fair to say the least. The hash tad we will be using is #leaderedHI.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar. Learn more here. What did I miss?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Professional Learning Typical means of professional development (PD) such as drive-by events, one-off workshops, or book studies, while having value, will not lead to impactful virtual learning at scale. At the cornerstone is effective communication, something I emphasized extensively in Digital Leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

At the end of each practice, there was a closure activity where we reflected on the events of that day while preparing for a future contest. Leaders need consistent support and feedback on all aspects of the position to continually grown and improve, but the most emphasis should be on issues related to instructional leadership.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Final Straw As I prepared to start my eighteenth year in education, a series of events eroded my trust in the system. These words, toxic yet final, confirmed their lack of leadership. The disrespect from district leadership overshadowed my professional achievement. These moments of silence and compliance were painful.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2023

For various reasons, educators are enamored by the keynoting circuit, facilitating presentations at both national and international events, and coaching in school systems. I often get asked both through social media and in person how to become a consultant. Over time I will flesh out concrete practice areas.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2013

This conference is one of my must attend events of the year and I use it as an opportunity to develop new presentations based on my leadership experiences at New Milford High School. Change Leadership New Milford High School Opinion systems thinking' In your experiences what would you add to this presentation and why?

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Whether it be in the form of endless piles of paperwork, never ending observations, meetings with parents, attending events, developing a master schedule, or constructing a school budget – there never seemed like enough time in my day to even get those responsibilities done. It is never easy in the role of a teacher either.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2014

We can’t ignore that social media has completely transformed the way in which we receive and understand current events. Digital Leadership , by Eric Sheninger- New book for every edleader wondering how to use social media to engage, inform and inspire. Brand-Ed branding Digital Leadership Guest Blog Post Social Media'

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 9, 2017

A hallmark of great leadership is creating the conditions to arrive at consensus when major decisions will impact the entire school or district. As change is a process, not an event, discussions, feedback, and reflection can and should take time in order to make the best decision possible.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 3, 2021

There is some incredible work happening right now related to women in P-12 educational leadership. Women Who Lead has more than 500 curated video conversations with over 70 women who hold leadership positions in education. WomenEd boasts a community of over 35,000 participants and has hosted hundreds of events. Related Posts.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2015

In a 2014 Forbes article , Richard Tiland makes some significant points when it comes to video and leadership. Using YouTube as a public relations and branding tool is a seamless shift when leaders record and then share school events focusing on students such as art shows, concerts, athletic events, and award ceremonies.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Have you ever paid money to go and watch a professional sporting event, play, or musical? What drives you to spend money and attend these events? Regardless of your rationale, it is essential to understand that there is so much going on behind the scenes leading up to the culminating event that you pay to watch. Context matters.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 8, 2015

When speaking at events I often ask leaders and teachers how they measure the impact of technology on learning. Digital Leadership digital learning Digital Learning Day educational technology Student engagement' More often than not I receive blank stares or an open admission that they have no idea.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2023

It serves as a valuable tool for educators, schools, and districts to refine their skills and improve teaching, learning, and leadership. In schools, feedback should not be merely a one-time event; it is an ongoing process that fosters continuous learning and development.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 10, 2016

The ability to initiate, manage, and sustain change relies on a leader’s ability to think of it as a process as opposed to an event. It all comes down to leadership and the will to improve in order to create a better learning culture for all students. This takes vision, planning, patience, and perseverance.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

As a school administrator, I remember always having the best intentions when it came to instructional leadership. These were then followed by back to school nights and athletic events. Make the time by committing to a few changes that will create a healthy balance between management and leadership that impacts the learning culture.

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