Friday, January 16, 2015

1/16/15

THINK WIN-WIN




PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 

1/19  Holiday!
1/21  Walkthrough @ CC
1/21  P/T Conference Task Force Mtg.
1/22  Walkthrough @ SR
1/23  Walkthrough @ SSF

SYNERGIZE 

*Congratulations to Lisa P, Lisa D, Elisa and Matt!  The Walkthroughs this week were amazing!  The instruction is absolutely "Shifting" in our schools!  Trends so far include: Consistency of instructional content and strategies across grade levels, schools AND across our district; Meaningful use of technology to up level assignments; Actively engaged student doing VERY purposeful work; Happy kids and staff!



*Major kudos to our teachers who have joined us on our walkthroughs!  Their presence has certainly enhanced the Walkthrough experience.  Not to mention, that I have no doubt that each of them will go back and share Best Practices that they saw in other classrooms!  EduAwesome!!





*Hip, Hip, Hooray for Angie, Cara, Ellen Leventhall, Stephanie and Dawn Butler for their absolutely AMAZING presentations at the Board meeting!  WOW!  Our students are so lucky to have these teachers spearheading EduAwesome instruction throughout our district AND then sharing examples with our Board of Education!  We really have innovative and highly engaging instruction happening in our classrooms!
*Speaking of Board Presentations...Elisa hit it out of the park last night!  The Spotlight on Solana Pacific was a highlight of the Board meeting!

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers
Don't assign homework.  Inspire homework...



BE PROACTIVE

GREAT Ideas from Twitter this week
...Walk your campus and consider:  What do I want this place to look like one year from now? @ MelachiPancoast  Write it down and think about what you need to do to make that happen.
...Is says a lot about a leader who makes the time to learn right along side of their teachers! @Kyle Pace
....Start with where folks are and shine a light on where they should go


SHARPEN THE SAW


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