Being a principal is hands-down the hardest job I’ve ever had. The weight of the expectations and the sheer importance of the role can be crushing. I honestly don’t think I fully grasped how tough it would be until I actually sat in this seat. I’ve always had a deep desire to make people happy,… Read More Do In Your Heart What is Right
According to John Hattie’s Visible Learning research, Collective Teacher Efficacy is one of the single highest-impact influences on student achievement ($d = 1.57$). At its core, it’s the collective belief that our joint efforts directly drive student success. Simply put, it’s the idea of a team of educators moving in the same direction at the… Read More Why Every PLC Needs a Rolling Agenda + Easy Templates to Get Started
As a school leader, it is essential that we highlight all of the positive things happening on our campuses. There is no easier way to do this than through social media. Well, actually, let me walk that back – it’s not that easy. It takes a ton of work, creativity, and time. But the payoff… Read More Crowdsourcing Campus Moments with Google Photos and Gemini
Building trust on a school site is one of the most important things we can do to make real movement happen. Without trust, it is impossible to cultivate a positive school or classroom culture. Without a positive culture, we can never truly empower our people or ignite their passion. And without passion – from both… Read More The Easiest Way to Earn and Burn Trust
Over the years, the pathways into the teaching professional have diversified, meaning many new teachers are entering the classroom with varied levels of traditional student teaching experience. Regardless of their background, the transition into their first classroom requires targeted, intentional support. This reality highlights the critical need for high-quality professional development that equips these educators… Read More Building the Toolbox: New Teacher Walkthroughs
Can I tell you a secret? I have a love-hate relationship with the summer on a school campus. As a school administrator, my days extend quite far into the summer. That’s okay – I knew what I was signing up for. Yet, it’s such a weird experience on a campus. On the one hand, it’s… Read More Professional Development Calendar
Hello friends! I know – it has been a while…but that’s life. I am so excited to share a great tool with you today that will make your teaching easier and more enjoyable while increasing the rigor in your classroom. It’s called Brisk for Teaching, and it’s an AI-powered platform that helps you create and… Read More Brisk for Teaching Tutorial
Once we established our positive behavior expectations, our PBIS team’s next big goal was to create a sitewide behavior intervention flowchart. In this flowchart, the goal was to: Clearly define the difference between minor and major behaviors Outline a process for minor and major behaviors Create consistency across the entire school We found a TON… Read More Schoolwide Behavior Intervention Flowchart
As you may have been reading from my previous posts, our site has been on a journey to improve student behavior through a tiered and systematic approach. Specifically, we have begun implementing a variety of Tier 1 strategies from the PBIS model. During our first year, our goal has been to: Create a positive reward… Read More Creating Sitewide Positive Behavior Expectations
Last month, I shared the start of our PBIS journey in hopes of improving student behavior through a tiered system of support. Over the last quarter, we have been piloting our PBIS program to determine if this is something that we want to implement in the following school year. As I mentioned in my last… Read More Getting Started with Tier 1 PBIS
