Becoming Better: How You Influence Growth
: Play in new window | DownloadLast weekend I traveled with my son, Jack, and his Cub Scout pack to a joint campout with an older Boy Scout troop. It was a perfect October weekend: 70’s with sun and breeze;…
Principal Matters Podcast
Innovative, Imaginative and Realistic ideas for school leaders.
PMP:038 Celebrating Good Deeds with a Class Cup
: Play in new window | DownloadI know a lot of schools have creative ways to celebrate the positive behaviors they want students showing on a daily basis. This school year, our student council and their sponsor, Ms. Franklin, launched…
PMP:037 Are You Growing? Learning to Celebrate the Small Wins
: Play in new window | DownloadLast week I left school early so that I could watch our cross-country teams run at a local race. It was one of those days where the sun and clouds kept alternating in the…
PMP:036 Four Suggestions on Providing Meaningful Feedback from Observations and Evaluations
: Play in new window | DownloadI have a lot of friends who are good golfers. I am not one of them.But I recognize a good golfer when I see one. He or she is usually the one who gets…
PMP:035 Are You Growing? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
: Play in new window | DownloadI remember when my daughter began taking clarinet lessons from a private tutor in junior high. When I picked her up from her first session, she said, “I have been playing for three years,…
PMP:034 Six Ways to Avoid Making Wrong Calls
: Play in new window | DownloadI once knew a teaching couple who told me a funny story. They lived right across the street from a man who never seemed to go to work.During their breaks from school, the neighbor…
PMP:033 What Motivates Your Learning? A Better Alternative…
: Play in new window | DownloadWhen I was a junior high student, I remember feeling pretty clueless about what to expect in high school. Sometimes my teachers would tell me to expect to be treated like a number. At…
PMP:032 Olympic Lessons in Collaboration for Educators
: Play in new window | DownloadLast Saturday my children were watching the Olympics throughout the day. I was walking through the living room when I glanced up at the screen and saw men’s cycling. After six and half hours…
PMP:031 Creating a Sense of Ownership for Students
: Play in new window | DownloadToday’s episode is in response to a listener question, “How can we create a sense of ownership for students into today’s education system?” Although answering this question could be very long, let me ask…