What a week! My first week as an administrator after 23 years as a classroom teacher was a week I will never forget. I thought I was ready. I thought I had everything under control. I thought I had planned for every contingency. I was wrong. I arrived at my school at 7:45 a.m., which […]
Yesterday, I attended a professional development event for my new school. As you know, after 23 years of being a classroom teacher, I have moved into administration. My principal put together a team-building workshop where the teachers at my new school gathered to meet and learn some strategies to help them work better in collaborative […]
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 […]
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, […]