• Leadership

    From Idioms to Education July 6, 2017 “Are the window shades all at one level?” Although this is not taken from any list of popular idioms, it is a saying that I consistently preached to my administrative team. It is a favorite of mine that I think says quite a bit. It all started as…

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  • Leadership

    Leadership What should keep school leaders up at night? How many times have you been to a professional development activity where the icebreaker focused on the question of what keeps you up at night?  For me, the answer is too many.  The question tends to get worn out.  Perhaps if we actually reflected on this…

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  • Leadership /First Year of Teaching

    Leadership/Best Practice/ First Year of Teaching Okay Is Not Okay!!!!! Today’s article will start with a widely accepted definition of a word used by many on a frequent basis. The popularity of it has grown as we become more dependent upon our technologically driven world. Okay (OK):  all right, proceeding normally, satisfactory, under control, correct,…

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