Breaking Out of Isolation
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…
A 21st Century Souvenir for the NAESP NDPs
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…
Principal 2.0 Resources for #IPANewAdmin14
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…
Principal 2.0: The Connected Administrator
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…
You Know You’re a Connected Educator When…
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…
Introducing the PrincipalCast Podcast
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,…
Getting Acquainted – the People, the Place, the Culture
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…
A Post for the Principals New to Twitter
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…
My Twitter Video
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
Connecting with great educators at #ASCD13
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,…