In order to lead others, you have to know what kind of leader you are. I have written about this before, but it is essential to review and reflect continually. You also need to know who you are leading! Do you realize you are leading even when you think you are not? Everyone watches you … Continue reading Leading Others
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Monday Matters!
What Matters? In education, we measure, collect data, and report on students' performance at grade levels. However, what matters in the big picture of learning? Accountability of the test scores reported on the school, district, and the teacher in the evaluation process plays an important role. Teachers are asked to set growth goals; schools do … Continue reading Monday Matters!
Solution Weekly November 14-20, 2021 November 14-20, 2021 What Matters In education, we measure, collect data, and report on students' performance at grade levels. However, what matters in the big picture of learning? Accountability of the test scores reported on the school, district, and the teacher in the evaluation process plays an important role. Teachers … Continue reading
Supporting-keys in solutions to educator success
The problem-How do we develop a sense of efficacy, confidence in accomplishing meaningful impact?The solution-The identified keys to establishing educator success Key 1: Collective Efficacy Educators in a school need to believe they can positively affect student learning. Individual teachers can think their efforts are helping and are working with the children they are serving, … Continue reading Supporting-keys in solutions to educator success
Finding Facts and Information
The essential skill of a leader is to be an excellent communicator. Along with communication comes the duty of being factual, timely, informative, accurate, and trustworthy. Ken Blanchard, the leadership expert, launched an international study in 2016 to learn the critical skills leaders need. The study concluded with 43 percent indicating communication was the most … Continue reading Finding Facts and Information
Teaching Inspiration and Exhaustion
#Bethesolutiondaily If you are in the teaching profession today, why? Why did you become a teacher? Most likely, you have a vision of individuals who inspired you to dive into this profession. It is the inspiration that often leads us into the lifelong career paths we find ourselves in today. Jennifer Gonzalez at Cult of … Continue reading Teaching Inspiration and Exhaustion
Thoughts?
Education for many students wrapped up for the 20-21 school year. My parents pushed me to get an education as they were not able to receive it. What do you think? Is education the way to change the world? What does this statement mean? Do you agree with this statement? Is this how we are … Continue reading Thoughts?
Let’s Debate
Do we see debates over issues? A debate is a discussion of opposing sides of a specific topic, subject, or issue. An example would be a discussion of the pros and cons of reopening schools after Covid-19. I think I have seen some.... At least they resemble debates. We most likely would see debates in … Continue reading Let’s Debate
Time to talk about your why and Research
#Bethesolutiondaily Data, data and more data. Data-driven decision making is what drives improvement. Are we doing this? Are we seeing results? Do we hear our teams saying, “we are data rich and information poor”? Is the data we are collecting the right data? Is it the data making the difference? Professor John Hattie has conducted … Continue reading Time to talk about your why and Research
Make Monday’s Matter!
#Bethesolutiondaily The weekend is over! Tomorrow is Monday! Oh boy, here we go. Monday seems to get a negative vibe without even giving it a chance sometimes. Each day is a gift in itself if we shift our minds into thinking things differently! In my career, I have always mixed up the days by calling … Continue reading Make Monday’s Matter!