What does it mean to be the "Lead Learner"?
Image from Thornhill Primary School When people hear the word "Principal" I am sure that most picture someone sitting in the principal's office, waiting for students that have been…
Standard 1 for Administrators:
The school administrator drives the success of each learner through collaborative implementation of a shared vision of teaching and learning that leads to student academic progress and school improvement.
How to Support My Teachers with our 1:1 Initiative?
Image from teach.com postIn my last post I shared that we are going 1:1 with iPads in all of our preschool through 5th grade classrooms in our building. Now, my…
Writer’s Block
Here is another cross-post from my staff memo blog that will post tomorrow morning for my "Monday Musings." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Writer's Block While having a mental block of not…
Sharing Authors’ Personal Stories with our Students
Anchor Chart image from Teaching and Tapas My 7 yr-old son is a tough audience when it comes to books. He enjoys having me read novels to him, but he…
I have a secret…
I am leading a session on use of specific apps on the iPad for teachers in my building tomorrow and I am NOT an expert on any of the apps…
Is there a basal series for Daily 5?
Here is a cross-post from "Monday Musings" post on my staff blog this week... Recently a principal from Twitter contacted me regarding Daily5/Cafe and asked if I could recommend a…
Pathways to the Common Core: Part 3
Here is Part 3 on Pathways to the Common Core that I shared on my staff blog in my Monday Musings Post.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday Musings - Pathways to the Common Core: Part 3I've finally…
Pathways to the Common Core: Part 2
Here is Part 2 on Pathways to the Common Core that I shared on my staff blog in my Monday Musings Post.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday Musings - Pathways to the Common Core: Part…
Pathways to the Common Core: Part 1
Each week I share a "Monday Musings" post on my staff blog. I use this weekly post to share my own professional learning/reflections with staff. I am currently reading Pathways…
Reading Resolutions – staff memo edition
In my last post I shared my learning from a full day workshop with Donalyn Miller and what ideas we will be implementing in our school as a result of…