Connecting With my School Community
As part of the School Admin Virtual Mentor Program (#SAVMP) I will have blog posts dedicated to the questions/topics posed. I always enjoy the networking connections I make each year…
Standard 5 for Administrators:
The school administrator fosters the success of all students by effectively communicating, collaborating, and engaging stakeholders to promote understanding, support, and continuous improvement of the school’s programs and services that are aligned with the school’s vision.
Leveling Up My School Facebook Page
First of all, to those of you who have followed my blog and asked me where I've been...thank you! To those of you who thought I fell off the face…
#SAVMP – How Do You Connect with Your School Community?
I'm excited to take part in this year's digital School Admin Virtual Mentor Program (#SAVMP) and am hooked up with two mentees, Jennifer Kloczko and Brandon Pafk. Despite me being considered…
Broadcasting School Events
A great new podcast that I love listening to is BrandEd hosted by Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis. Each episode shares ways that schools can communicate and share their positive…
I’m Not a Tech Expert -from the Monday Musings Post
Just sharing with you this week's "Monday Musings" post to my staff from my memo blog: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Image from Venosdale I've always felt pretty tech savvy...I love learning about…
Sometimes the Answer is SO Obvious…
I have been using Evernote for probably two years now and cannot survive without it. It has literally become my filing system and my brain...for almost everything. I often share…
We’re Going 1:1 with iPads!!!
Image from Ergatron.comCan you hear my excitement already? You read that right...we are going 1:1 with iPads in all of our preschool through 5th grade classrooms in our elementary school.Since…
Know you’re in the good old days…
Here is cross-post of my final Monday Musings post from my staff blog for the school year...inspired by one of my favorite t.v. shows...This year was the final season for…
The importance of Read-Aloud (at school and home)
I recently read The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease after seeing Matt Renwick tweet about it several different times. I had it on my list of professional books to read,…
Why our school recognizes honor roll in school pride assemblies
Over the past 6 months I have read numerous tweets and blog posts from other principals and teachers regarding doing away with Honor Roll and school assemblies recognizing students for…