Winston McCowan, the principal of Chisholm Trail High School, talks to us about how he leads his campus during the pandemic. How he keeps his team focused, and how he builds connections during this time. Check it out here (Be sure to open link in new tab):...
We catch up with De'Monica Amerson of Thompson Elementary in Spring ISD to discuss how she leads her school through virtual learning. I know many of us have been finding our way through this new "normal" at the moment and could use some tips on leading our staff and...
I saw something on Twitter earlier about grading and feedback and it got me to thinking about the power of feedback as it relates to student learning. I immediately began to think back to the challenges I faced as a kid with math. I think I spent my entire...
Who would have thought we would be here. That is the question I have asked myself hundreds of times. Well, we are here. First, I must acknowledge the incredible work done by teachers, food service workers, principals and superintendents. People have...
We catch up with Shae Creel, principal of Sachse High School in Garland to visit with him about how he keeps his school engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was looking through some old pictures and sort of got in my feelings. Of course all that is compounded by the Covid-19 situation that we are dealing with. Someone shared of picture of Naaman Forest High School with me which caused me to go back through tons and tons...
We catch up with Shae Creel, principal of Sachse High School in Garland to visit with him about how he keeps his school engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week begins National Assistant Principal's Week all across the United States. There are so many great assistant principals that give so much of themselves each and every day for our schools. I salute all of them. They often do their work behind the scenes with...
I’m hopeful each of you had a great Memorial Day Weekend with family and friends. It’s always great to get an extra day off. Well, the last week of school is here…which means graduation is almost here! I get excited about graduation because it is one...
It was great to end the week in such an awesome way! We were able to celebrate each of you through Teacher Appreciation, as well as celebrate our Seniors and underclassman at their awards programs. Thanks to the counselors and Mr. Hughes for putting on...
Children are the hope of our future. Because of them we know that our world will have a future. The great thing about teachers is that you have the ability to directly impact their future. I’m a thankful that I get to work with individuals that make...
Naaman family I’ll keep this one short. As you all know we start our final testing push this week. We will have a combination of AP exams, which starts today, and STAAR exams which starts Tuesday with Algebra 1. Please pay careful attention to all of the...