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View ArticleFeed Our Children! Don’t Weigh Them!
Blogger’s Note: At a recent meeting of NASSP’s Assistant Principal Task Force, Keith East presented each member of the Task Force with a wooden spoon. The spoon is handmade by Maxie Eades, an 85...
View ArticleThe Lead Learner is the Learning Leader
Assistant principals are difference makers. When it comes to getting things done on a day-to-day basis in a middle or high school, assistant principals play a key leadership role. Educators are great...
View ArticleLeaders Grow Leaders: Mentoring New Principals
While the headlines remind us of the current obsession with firing principals and teachers, some around the country have actually read the research and have come to recognize that the answer is not...
View ArticleHow Good Evaluations Go Bad
by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader Evaluation of teachers is one of the hottest topics in the world of education. The conversation ranges from how much testing should count, to finding ways of...
View ArticleNinth Graders: Still Overwhelmed?
“It’s a huge transition. They come in at 14 and they leave as adults.” Ninth Grade-Our Last Chance I learned from experience that a successful ninth grade experience predicted future high school...
View ArticlePLN: Your Customized Learning Plan
Create your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) by tapping into the collective intelligence of hundreds or even thousands of your fellow educators through Twitter and other technologies. Find out how...
View ArticleCommon Core Implementation: Having Enough Compelling Reasons
“80% of success is having enough whys.” – Anthony Robbins If we are going to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), then we are going to need a lot of whys, and it will be up to...
View ArticleUsing SMARTR Goals in Teacher Evaluation
By Shawn P. DeRose, Director of Student Activities, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Over the past three years, thirty-six states including our state of Virginia, have introduced...
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By Shawn P. DeRose, Director of Student Activities, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Over the years, I have attended countless parent conferences for struggling students. For...
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