Friday, February 6, 2015

2/6/15

THINK WIN-WIN


LOVE THIS!!!


PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 

2/7  Foundation Strategic Planning Meeting
2/9   Envision Committee Meeting @ Qualcomm
2/10  ELD Job-A-Like
2/10  Summer Principal Meeting (Erik & Tabor) Thank you Lisa R for coming too!
2/11  Apple PD
2/11  School Board Meeting (Note day/date)
2/12  Apple PD
2/12  "New" Principal Meeting (Lisa R, Matt, Becky)

SYNERGIZE 

*Thank you to the entire Negotiating Team for working hard this week on behalf of ALL Solana Beach Employees!
*Thank you Melani and Monica for all of their set up for Task Forces, Committee meetings and PD days!! Wow!  You two make it look so easy!
*Kudos to Terry Decker and Nancy for facilitating a great meeting with our Kinder teachers to talk about Early and Late Kinder Registration Protocol!
*Whew!! Our Common Core TOSA's, Katy and Cara have been busy getting all of the Eureka materials for the next module ordered, copied, put together and shipped to the sites!  Thank You!
*Gotta Love Carlos-Thank you for agreeing to help me put together a wonderful spread sheet breaking down the cost of our Discovery Lab Instructors.  
*A great big THANK YOU to Cesar and his staff for making a special delivery of the 5th grade Eureka Materials this week!

Spread a little love today...Someone needs it!

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders
10 Phrases That Will Make You a Better Leader ("I don't know." is my favorite!)
School Culture-Rewired. How to Define, Assess and Transform it! Great review of the the ASCD book that we all received

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers

It's Time to Stop Averaging Grades-Why it is no longer pedagogically sound practice. (Very Timely article as we approach the end of the grading period and progress report writing.)
6 Ways We Kill the Joy of Reading-Bet we are all guilty of at least one...
6 Characteristics at the "Heart" of a Great Teacher 
5 Practices for Tomorrow Every Teacher Should Adopt Today!  Want to know what a "More Beautiful Question is?"  Are you asking More Beautiful Questions to your staff?  Are they asking More Beautiful Questions to their students?

BE PROACTIVE

Terrific Twitter Tweets
"Everyone makes mistakes, and don't be too hard on yourself!" @edutopia

"You will never achieve what you are capable of if you're too attached to things you're supposed to let go of." @MalachiPancoast

"What's the one non-negotiable, the one daily event, the one thing everyone in your school know and does without hesitation?" @justintarte

"Kids run in the hall.  We don't say-we're not using the hall any more!"  Address the behavior-move on.  Don't blame the tech! @averyteach

"Dont talk to me about risk-taking, creativity and engagement if your meetings and PD model none of this!" #walkthetalk @burgessdave



How do you model Risk Taking?


SHARPEN THE SAW


OH YEAH!!


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