Are We Really Helping New Principals? I often read articles and posts on twitter that talk about what principals need to do to be successful. There’s always talk about instructional leadership, culture, climate, operational management, and transformation. We...
This morning I had the opportunity to hang out with students from Life School-Red Oak Secondary. It was a great experience! I was fortunate to hang out with an Engineering class. I will tell you right now that I was blown away by what I witnessed. It was great to...
I always read things about the role of the principal and the term instructional leader being thrown around. Of course I believe and know that the principal is the instructional leader of the building. The principal is also the leader of systems and operational...
If you follow me on twitter and have read a few things I have written, I often talk about how to improve schools. Many times I believe that some schools do not improve because many people take the wrong approach to school improvement. We must all remember...
Wow! I didn't really expect that we would be home on Friday because of the weather. It was sort of funny to me when I read the announcement over the loud speaker and I could hear the yells of excitement coming from the classrooms. I guess some things...
We currently cannot use electronic devices at Corsicana High School in the learning environment without special permission. What if we could? This may sound threatening to some people because their way of viewing things may be different, but I think most of us...
Most people that know me know that I have always struggled with math. I can remember as early as 2nd grade sitting at the table with my mom going over math facts and not being able to quite "get it." I was always that one kid in math class that would pay...
ISTE '13In case you haven't noticed several of the Corsicana ISD learning community is connected to the educational world via twitter. It has been amazing seeing so many educators on twitter learning, growing, and using it in the classroom. The most...
Principalswag! Yep! I said it! Principals can have swag too! I often give out #principalswag awards on my twitter for principals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, or for principals who consistenly get it done. Let's face it,...