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Leadership-life Fit: Accelerating Your Personal and Professional Growth
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals, Superintendents,
Date posted Oct 24

Take a cue from Ben Franklin’s process goal-setting and accounting process to meet your personal/professional goals! Read more

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Words Not to Say
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals, Superintendents,
Date posted Oct 24

Dan Rockwell in a recent Leadership Freak post offers Things Smart Leaders Don’t Say. The following is a summary that appears in Kim...

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Building Trust to Build Collective Efficacy: The ABCs of Soliciting and Accepting Feedback
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals,
Date posted Oct 24

Want to raise teacher self-efficacy? Transform fear of failure into willingness to try through strengthening collaboration among teachers. These...

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Building a Strong Relationship with your Superintendent
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Oct 23

Check out these three tips from a recent Education Week article for building an impactful principal-superintendent relationship. Be sure you...

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Advice for New Principals: The 4 Things to Focus on First
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Oct 23

Be proactive in these four areas to uplevel your leadership this month! The following are adapted from a recent Education Week article that provides...

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Key Factors in Successful Project-Based Learning
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Oct 23

This summary is reprinted with permission from Kim Marshall, Marshall Memo #957, (October 17, 2022). In this article in Kappan, Steven Wolk...

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Leadership-Life Fit – Thoughtful Thinking
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals, Superintendents,
Date posted May 17

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Leadership Impact—Your Leadership Identity, Mission, Purpose, and Vision
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted May 16

Is your school a better school because you lead it? Baruti Kafele delves into this question by breaking it down into a variety of reflective...

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Maximize Literacy Coaching
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted May 16

One way the principal can impact student achievement is through creating a culture of coaching. Reflect on actionable steps you can take next fall...

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