#80: Warm Welcomes, International Edition
July 20, 2022
When welcoming new faculty includes a big move, there are stories to be told and lessons to be learned. … More #80: Warm Welcomes, International Edition
Category: 100 Posts in 100 Days
#79: Warm Welcomes
July 18, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Today is all about warm welcomes. Today I am welcoming a new administrative assistant to my department. Everyone working in a school or department knows how important the administrative assistants are. He/She/They are THE person to know! School leaders rely on them to keep us organized and on track. … More #79: Warm Welcomes
#77: Getting Specific
July 16, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days This post is part of a series that started with school relationships and various states of dependency. Through those posts, the threads of clarity and communication stood out. Which has led to 3 recommendations I have. This post is about the 3rd recommendation: Get specific about your own role… More #77: Getting Specific
#76: A Culture of Growth
July 15, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days This post is part of a series that started with school relationships and various states of dependency. Through those posts, the threads of clarity and communication stood out. Which has led to 3 recommendations I have. This post is about the 2nd recommendation: A schoolwide culture of growth mindset. To… More #76: A Culture of Growth
#75: Change Models & Frameworks
July 14, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days For the past several days, I’ve been writing and posting about different states of dependence and how they might play out amongst teams and individuals in schools. (If you haven’t read posts 71-74, go to www.learningattheheart.com to access them.) Throughout these posts, I’ve repeatedly acknowledged the importance of clarity and… More #75: Change Models & Frameworks
#74: Easier Said Than Done
July 14, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Near the end of yesterday’s post on codependence, I wrote: Clarity and communication come up strongly in several previous posts: yesterday’s post “Independence”, my earlier post “Decisions, Decisions” and a post I wrote back in March 2019 “Empowerment: Moving Beyond Delegation and Establishing Great Teams” are just a few examples.… More #74: Easier Said Than Done
#73: Codependence
July 12, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days The last 2 posts have been about interdependence and independence. Today, I’m continuing to think along this continuum of “dependence” and digging into codependence. Codependence is the state of having excessive reliance on a partner. I’m no expert on the various forms of dependency I have been writing about. Just… More #73: Codependence
#72: Independence
July 12, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Yesterday I wrote about interdependence as an important state in schools. The more I think about interdependence, the more I also consider other forms of dependence and how they play out in complex systems. For me, interdependence is worthy of striving for, both individually and in teams. In this… More #72: Independence
#71: Initial Thoughts on Interdependence
July 11, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days It was about February or March of 2021 and the world was still navigating pandemic life. I was continuing to work largely from home and leading the development of new approaches to teaching and learning in our school. I was also still thinking about the “word of the year” idea,… More #71: Initial Thoughts on Interdependence
#70: Reflections on 70%
July 10, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Each “decade” post in this 100 Posts in 100 Days series has been a reflection. So far, they have taken on the form of a self-assessment or lessons learned. Today’s version takes on 3 new approaches: contentment, contemplation, and conversation. Contentment: This post is going to BARELY make it…… More #70: Reflections on 70%