I recently sat down and listened to an Illinois principal named Steve Pearce. He was presenting at the PLC institute in Hollywood. He was telling us how he was hired in the “armpit” of the district three years ago. (His words.) One of the many strategies that he implemented to change the identification of the […]
Hello again, I just came home from the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work Institute in Hollywood, and I have never been so excited about being in education. The institute is put on by Solution Tree, and is headed by Richard and Becky DuFour along with Robert Eaker. The purpose of the […]
Well, today I came into my new office. I was rather excited about this day, because after 23 years of being a classroom teacher, I actually have an office that I can call my own. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m starting my first year as a school administrator. As a teacher at my other school, […]
Hello everyone, Being a new administrator – on my way to school administration mastery – I’ve been reading some blogs of other more experienced school administrators out there. I’ve come across a few posts that I thought were particularly insightful, and I wanted to share them here. After 23 years of being a classroom teacher, […]
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