Being a principal is my passion; a role that I am grateful to have and enjoy *almost* every day. While their are many positives to school administration, one of the pitfalls is the isolation that comes with being an administrator. I have previously written and shared in presentations (along with Curt Rees, Jay Posick and Matt … [Read more…]
This week I am humbled to have the opportunity to go to Washington DC for the NAESP National Distinguished Principals program. This is a result of the amazing work that our school staff do each and every day to make our school the best place for our students! One part of this event is the … [Read more…]
I’m excited to join forces again with Amber Teamann on July 25 as we spend a day with the new administrators in Illinois for #IPANewAdmin14. Amber and I will be presenting: Within this full day workshop we will share the power of social media for school communication, social media for personal learning and web 2.0 … [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…]
Here is a cross-post from a post that I wrote for Edsurge. While I’ve written many posts about being a Connected Educator, this was a fun list to write! You can find the original post at Edsurge HERE. 1. The first words out of your mouth each day at school are usually, “Last night on … [Read more…]
Podcasts have been a great tool for my personal professional learning, because it’s so easy to download and just listen while I’m getting ready in the morning, cleaning the house, walking the dog or in the car. I share with you several of the podcasts that I listen to on my Podcasts Page. For several … [Read more…]
While getting ready to lead a couple of sessions for New Elementary Building Administrators I turned to my PLN and tweeted out asking for people to share some words of wisdom on the People, the Place and the Culture. By creating a google doc for everyone to add their advice to, I also wanted to … [Read more…]
I have previously written about how powerful Twitter in several different posts: My #1 Recommended Resource, Expanding my PLN on Twitter, Is Social Media Taking Away from Personalization and Relationships, and The #WIAmigos are at it Again) Anyone who knows me knows that I always promote the power of building your PLN (Professional Learning Network) through Twitter. … [Read more…]
I just discovered a neat new Twitter tool this week thanks to others in my Twitter PLN. It’s just for fun, check it out: Click HERE to watch it
This is the first of several posts I’ll be writing to share about my awesome learning at the #ASCD13 conference in Chicago. Of all the conferences I have ever attended, ASCD was definitely the best for 2 reasons:1. I met almost all of my favorite “Tweeps” from my Twitter PLN in real life, which allowed … [Read more…]