When Good Leaders Choke (and Why You Should Too)
I got a new car this year that's teaching me all kinds of things. The new car is ten years old, but I believe it's what people in the...
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Dec 11, 2019
The Hidden Value in Relics
We hear people acknowledge the importance of removing things from the plates of educators often. But many leaders struggle putting...
Nov 20, 2019
4 Questions to Help You Change THIS
THIS will impact your classroom or school’s culture. How you approach THIS says a lot about who you are. As a matter of fact, THIS could...
Oct 23, 2019
3 Things Principal School didn’t teach Us about School Culture
Most of us have been conditioned to believe that changing school culture takes several years. While there's some truth to this, I'm...
Oct 6, 2018
Innovating School Pictures
If you were to list ten traditions you think most schools have in common, my guess is "school pictures" would be somewhere on your list....
Feb 17, 2018
How to Improve School Culture without 100% Buy-in
It doesn’t matter what position our school is hiring for...when we're conducting interviews I usually try to ask at least one question...
Dec 20, 2017
Ugly Sweater Lotto is Back!
Hope is a funny thing. Last year, our school held an "Ugly Sweater Lotto" the day before Winter Break. Each one of the 100+ educators who...
Oct 6, 2017
Staff Lip Sync Battle (Video)
Our staff created a "lip sync battle" video as a reward for students. Today is the official "release day" for the video and we hope it...
Nov 30, 2016
Cafeteria DJs: What, Why & How
Our teachers do so many things to amplify student voice in their classrooms. It's important for me to find different ways to support the...
Jun 27, 2016
Where Ideas Go to Die
Good idea. Bad idea. Things are not always black and white. Even the best ideas (or intentions) can lead to bad things if the culture...
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