100 Posts in 100 Days In the last several months during the course of some coaching conversations, I’ve had “coachees” ask me some questions that have pushed me to be the person reflecting and to be explicit about some of my approaches, decision-making, and strategies. One of them even said, “Are you going to write… More #36: Q & A: How Did You Know What to Do?
100 Posts in 100 Days 35 cognitive scientists by retrievalpractice.org This is post #35 of 100 Posts in 100 Days and my day job is focused on the science of learning, so this list from the team at retrievalpractice.org just makes sense to share out. Searchable by topic, this list of 35 female cognitive… More #35: The Pulse
I’m 1/3 of the way to 100 Posts in 100 Days and I’m learning some things I never anticipated. … More #34: Unintended Learning (and 34% DONE!)
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the seventh, and final, post in a mini-series on lessons I learned from parents. Back in Post #21: Behind the Scenes: Developing 100 Posts in 100 Days, I noted that I was working on grouping my initial brainstorm list of topics into themes. Lessons learned from parents was… More #33: Notes on Lessons Learned from Parents
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the sixth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents Characteristic of my last few posts, this one tells a story about a relationship with a mother. In many ways, this story is one of leadership and trusting myself, more than it is a story… More #32: “Lead Like Myself”
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