100 Posts in 100 Days This is the fifth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents In my second school principalship, the demographics of my school were quite different from those of my first school. It was a smaller school, in a different district, in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. We had just… More #31: Do I Want to Be Right?
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents. During the pandemic, one of the podcasts I began to listen to regularly was Dare to Lead hosted by Brene Brown. At the end of each episode, she does a lightning round of questions with… More #30: The Fighting Spirit
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the third post in a mini-series about lessons learned from working with parents. When I earned and accepted my first principalship, it was in a school bearing some similarity to the one where I had first taught. It was a Title I elementary school in a suburban area… More #29: When “Best Practice” Failed
How one mom and I kept connected at the drive thru window. … More #28: Meeting at the Drive-Thru
100 Posts in 100 Days It’s the end of the school year, which brings many celebratory events and graduation. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve listened as speakers at student performances and sporting events have acknowledged and honored families for their support. Graduation on our campus is Saturday, May 28. Students will be proudly… More #27: Entrusted
100 Posts in 100 Days Then last Friday happened. All the inspiration I needed was right there with me in the form of a group of committed teachers open to their own learning and growth. Imagine the setting: 12 teachers are in the final moments of a 9 week course of study that included a… More #26: The Pulse
100 Posts in 100 Days May 24, 2022 This isn’t the post I had pre-written and scheduled for today. But it is the post I needed write and the one that was scheduled will come another day. This morning, I was walking our dogs and listening to the podcast Renegades: Born in the USA. It… More #25: Grief
100 Posts in 100 Days After sharing Cognitive CoachingSM as one of my seminal learning experiences, it seems like one logical next step is to share a concrete example of how I use it every day. There are many coaching skills and dispositions I have developed over the years. But there is one that is… More #24: My “Go To” Coaching Skill
100 Posts in 100 Days In yesterday’s post, I shared how my first experience with Cognitive CoachingSM was the blessing of having a trained coach as my mentor teacher during my teaching internship. And, that I didn’t fully recognize it for the gift that it was until I started comparing notes with college classmates who… More #23: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 2
“It didn’t matter if we were planning, problem solving, or reflecting, I always felt empowered.”… More #22: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 1