Showing posts with label Article. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Article. Show all posts
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Ground Rules for Great Principals-By: We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers
Teachers were asked to share what they believed to be important qualities in a school leader.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
10 Big Ideas of School Leadership
Principal Mike McCarthy of Helen King Middle School in Portland, Maine shares his thoughts on the effective running of a school. He identifies ten ideas that he has learned in the 30 years he has served as principal:
1. Your School Must Be For All Kids 100 Percent of the Time
2. Create a Vision, Write It Down, and Start Implementing It
3. It's the People, Stupid
4. Paddles in the Water
5. Find Time to Think During the Day
6. Take Responsibility for the Good and the Bad
7. You Have the Ultimate Responsibility
8. Have a Bias for Yes
9. Consensus is Overrated
10. Large Change Needs to be Done Quickly
Click on the link below to read further about Principal's McCarthy's ideas! Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments.
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-maine-project-based-learning-ideas-principal-leadership
1. Your School Must Be For All Kids 100 Percent of the Time
2. Create a Vision, Write It Down, and Start Implementing It
3. It's the People, Stupid
4. Paddles in the Water
5. Find Time to Think During the Day
6. Take Responsibility for the Good and the Bad
7. You Have the Ultimate Responsibility
8. Have a Bias for Yes
9. Consensus is Overrated
10. Large Change Needs to be Done Quickly
Click on the link below to read further about Principal's McCarthy's ideas! Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments.
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-maine-project-based-learning-ideas-principal-leadership
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
15 Tips for the New Principal
In a blog dated August, 1, 2012, Bill Carozza (@wcarozza) compiled a list of tips for the New Principal in response to the question "What advice do you have for a new principal?" I will propose a similar question (What advice do you have for a first-year principal?) to principals throughout the country and compile their responses on this blog at a later date.
Two tips that particularly resonate with me as I look back and reflect on my first year as a principal are "grow some leather and schedule yourself to be with students." Tough skin is a MUST....The principalship is not for the faint at heart. There are so many competing events during the school day that you MUST, you MUST, you MUST spend (quality) time with students...Even if that means putting it on your calendar!
The tips are below, but please click on the highlighted link below to read in further detail about each tip.
1. Meet with all of your staff in the summer. (I will add...if you can or as soon after you are appointed as you can).
2. Honor the History of your school.
3. Identify the major players and support them.
4. ...be fair to all.
5. Be kind, caring, and respectful in all of your relationships and be willing to apologize.
6. Focus on school and classroom culture.
7. Budget...
8. Grow some leather.
9. Get to know your facility.
10. Set fewer and more succinct goals in Year 1
11. Model great practice.
12. Keep your "Immediate Supervisor" in the loop (The original tip said keep your "Superintendent" in the loop. In larger school districts you may have other individuals they you need to report to and not directly to the school's district superintendent, i.e. Instructional Director, Area Superintendent).
13. Communicate well with your staff and community.
14. Find a mentor.
15. Schedule yourself to be with students.
Two tips that particularly resonate with me as I look back and reflect on my first year as a principal are "grow some leather and schedule yourself to be with students." Tough skin is a MUST....The principalship is not for the faint at heart. There are so many competing events during the school day that you MUST, you MUST, you MUST spend (quality) time with students...Even if that means putting it on your calendar!
The tips are below, but please click on the highlighted link below to read in further detail about each tip.
1. Meet with all of your staff in the summer. (I will add...if you can or as soon after you are appointed as you can).
2. Honor the History of your school.
3. Identify the major players and support them.
4. ...be fair to all.
5. Be kind, caring, and respectful in all of your relationships and be willing to apologize.
6. Focus on school and classroom culture.
7. Budget...
8. Grow some leather.
9. Get to know your facility.
10. Set fewer and more succinct goals in Year 1
11. Model great practice.
12. Keep your "Immediate Supervisor" in the loop (The original tip said keep your "Superintendent" in the loop. In larger school districts you may have other individuals they you need to report to and not directly to the school's district superintendent, i.e. Instructional Director, Area Superintendent).
13. Communicate well with your staff and community.
14. Find a mentor.
15. Schedule yourself to be with students.
Integrity, Balance, and Self-Deception
http://www.management-issues.com/opinion/6929/integrity-balance-and-self-deception/
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Leadership: How to Get From Good to Great
In this article, Peter Economy discusses ways leaders can motivate, inspire, and support their team:
How-to Get From Good-to-Great
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Decisiveness
- Integration
- Inspiration
How-to Get From Good-to-Great
Leadership Lessons From Tim Duncan's Career
I absolutely love taking leadership lessons from non-educational leaders. It is amazing how you can find leadership lessons in just about everything. Scott Williams identifies ten great leadership lessons from NBA star Tim Duncan's career.
Click on the highlighted link below:
Leadership Lessons From Tim Duncan's Career
Click on the highlighted link below:
Leadership Lessons From Tim Duncan's Career
Time Management LessonsI
This article really speaks to me. Time Management was the one thing I struggled with as a beginning principal. I was a procrastinator to the 10th degree. I used the excuse " I work better under pressure" as a way to validate the procrastination.
The following three lessons helped me the most:
#6 Get up early
#11 Practice clearing your mind before you work
#14 Keep the distractions you love out of your sight
Number 6 and number 11 works hand in hand for me...When I get up early I am able to clear my mind before the start of my work day. I go to the gym or read something inspirational.
Number 14 is a new lesson that I have had to learn quickly. When I am working, my phone is put away!!! Once I began my doctoral program (again), I had to go as far as deactivating my Facebook account...Yikes....That took more will power than constantly going on there to connect with family and friends.
Click on the highlighted link below to see the list of time-management lessons! Please share your time-management tips in the comments!
Time Management Lessons
The following three lessons helped me the most:
#6 Get up early
#11 Practice clearing your mind before you work
#14 Keep the distractions you love out of your sight
Number 6 and number 11 works hand in hand for me...When I get up early I am able to clear my mind before the start of my work day. I go to the gym or read something inspirational.
Number 14 is a new lesson that I have had to learn quickly. When I am working, my phone is put away!!! Once I began my doctoral program (again), I had to go as far as deactivating my Facebook account...Yikes....That took more will power than constantly going on there to connect with family and friends.
Click on the highlighted link below to see the list of time-management lessons! Please share your time-management tips in the comments!
Time Management Lessons
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