My intent with this post is to be brief, and to somehow connect lots of unrelated thoughts. The title, “Not Sure” comes from two places: 1. I’m not sure what I want to write about and 2. I’m not sure how to connect seemingly unrelated ideas. Chances are, this will be a jumble! Listening As … [Read more…]
Oh adversity – you tricky wicket, you. You continue to be ever-present. Thank you for assisting me in self-reflection, growth, and continued maintenance of a positive attitude with a focus on gratitude. Among many difficulties that arose this week, several occurred in my role as an instructional coach. The verb “coach,” as defined by Google … [Read more…]
In January, I wrote two posts about choosing One Word for the year, per Jon Gordon‘s suggestion. It’s March – a great time to check in on how my One Word commitment is going. In choosing clarity as my One Word for 2022, I decided to identify three specific areas to focus on around clarity … [Read more…]
After a week of multiple conversations with teacher teams expressing frustration over a myriad of concerns, I am convinced, more than ever, that one of our Professional Learning Community norms, as suggested by Solution Tree and adopted by many of our teams, needs to be revisited and reflected upon: Be solution-oriented and forward thinking. The … [Read more…]
My last two posts have been about effective leadership and listening to understand. Earlier this week, I was catching up on podcasts while doing yard work (best way to listen to those podcasts!) and caught a 2-part episode by the One and Only Brené Brown. Her topic tied in so perfectly with my thinking around … [Read more…]
I missed posting last week – I believe it is the fifth missed post since January 1, when I made a commitment to posting weekly. I feel an immense amount of gratitude to those readers (I might have five regular readers?!), who give a nudge or notice when I haven’t written. I write for my … [Read more…]