If you haven’t already heard it, here is the Google Hangout PrincipalCast Podcast with Todd Whitaker! It’s an hour of great discussion with Todd about keeping healthy, teacher morale, What Great Principals Do Differently, Dealing with Difficult Teachers, The Secret Solution and much more! If you don’t have time to sit and watch the hangout … [Read more…]
Have you heard the PrincipalCast Podcast? We’ve recorded 5 episodes now on the following topics: #1 Social Media and Facebook #2 Social Media in the School District #3 You know you’re a connected educator when… #4 Observing and Evaluating Teachers in the 21st Century #5 Evaluations and Observations You can find PrincipalCast on iTunes or on Stitcher/Beyond … [Read more…]
Yesterday Amber Teamann and I joined the great principals in Indiana for the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute (#IPLI) to share with them how Social Media can be a useful tool for school communication and for their personal ongoing professional learning. A big bonus for us on this? Joining the great Todd Whitaker! As promised to all … [Read more…]
I’ve shared in a previous post that one of my favorite educational authors is Todd Whitaker, so it’s no surprise that I pre-ordered and immediately read his latest book Shifting the Monkey: the Art of Protecting Good People from Liars, Criers and other Slackers. If you’d like to read an educator’s reflection on this book, … [Read more…]
Just over a year ago I heard Todd Whitaker speak to many principals at the annual AWSA (Association of Wisconsin School Administrators) convention. As always, I left with many great tips to continue leading my school, but the biggest tool I learned about was providing my staff with a weekly memo. Whitaker called it a … [Read more…]
One of the benefits of being on twitter is that you can tap into the minds of great educators and educational leaders. Even more so, you can connect with the gurus or “educational celebrities.” One of the “greats” that I’ve been fortunate to connect with on Twitter is Todd Whitaker. I’d even like to say … [Read more…]
I attended a 2 hour conference presentation by Todd Whitaker tonight on Evaluating Teachers to Improve Instruction. I will not blog about everything from the session, but will hit on a few key points that include an exercise for you to complete as a school administrator. Before you read any more of this blog, I … [Read more…]