#memspachat Archive
A chat for Principals, Administrators & Lead Educators. Come join the Collaboration and Learning THURSDAY'S at 8pm ET.
Thursday February 11, 2016
8:00 PM EST
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INTRO's:
Mike Domagalski, MODERATOR of .
Palms Elem Principal & Elem Curriculum Coordinator for
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Matt Severin, Dowagiac Middle School principal in SW Michigan.
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Kurt Sutton Krause Later Elem, Armada Area Schools
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Bill Kryscynski, Yale Elementary School, Yale Michigan
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Allyson Apsey, elem principal, Zeeland
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Susan Maurus, principal at Jefferson Elementary in Redford
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Sarah Aherne Cooper Upper Elementary Livonia
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Distractedly participating!! Stephanie, principal . Hi everyone!
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Welcome Allyson. Awesome blog posts!! Keep em coming -
Suggested follow
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A1 be genuine and caring at all times prioritize people's needs first everything else can wait
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Hello crew!! Jon here, elementary principal from Livonia. Just getting back from picking daughters from Valentine's Dance.
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Doug Ammeraal -- Principal -- Mona Shores Middle School -- Norton Shores
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Chris Principal Chatham Ontario Canada
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Rachel Card, principal at Belle River Elementary in Marine City.
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Bill Albrecht Grand Ledge Beagle Elem
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8:05pm - On TONIGHT, someone will win a FREE autographed copy of “The Book Whisperer” written by
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Kelly Jensenius Lake Center Elementary principal Portage MI
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Questions are going to be flying "hot" for this Valentine's version of the chat...
Q's coming in seconds, get ready peeps
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Q1: As a leader, how do you show that you have “Love for the People?”
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Greeting Ss by name and knowing their stories, surprising staff with fav drinks from Tim Hortons, cleaning cafeteria- anything!
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A1: Believe in the potential of all people. Treat them with respect and kindness. Champion those you serve.
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a1. Try to treat everyone with respect and be there when needed. Get to know them at a personal level.
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A1: you respect their confusion and frustrations with new initiatives.
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A1: Taking the time to greet students, parents, staff. Knowing student names :) Show them you are 100% with them on the journey
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A1: Show the love: Smile, seek to understand, assume good intentions, look for strengths, find joy in everything
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A1 Give time to their issues. Take a moment to laugh and ask about real life. Be honest and real. Believe in them.
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A1: It has to be real! Get to know them, take an interest in their families & dreams. Be a family!
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A1: Focused attention, authentic care, recognition/appreciation for each individual. Positive energy in each interaction.
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A1 Take an interest, be present, be authentic, and have fun with kids, teachers, parents.
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Cyndi Nickel, principal, Walled Lake. lurking due to a toddler meltdown.
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A1. I think just being yourself and honest goes a long way. Far from perfect, but working hard as a member of the team .
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Dawn Kennaugh, elem principal, Grand Ledge.
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A1: speak and act with integrity. Always be kinder than necessary
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Absolutely! Relationships. Relationships. Relationships.
https://t.co/8Clh5udPYh
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We must be real with them. SIncere interactions build relationships
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QUESTION 2 coming up on ...
Join us
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A1b: Agreed--being mutually vulnerable and not asking questions unless you are open to answers! https://t.co/wKoAqGXNJW
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A1. I think just being yourself and honest goes a long way. Far from perfect, but working hard as a member of the team .
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A1 Take the time to listen
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Q2: As a leader, how do you show that you have a “Love for High Character?”
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A1: Brought a fav coffee to 2 teachers today. Recognize the stress. Listen. Apologize. Be present.
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Reminder.... One of tonight's participants will win a FREE autographed copy of “The Book Whisperer” written by
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A1: My friend strives to be the kindest person in the room, always. I kinda like that thinking :-)
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A2: Model what you expect to see from others. Celebrate the character traits that you want to see in students & staff!
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A2: High expectations for self, staff, Ss. Monthly character traits w/ weekly reminders. Recognition of character in Ss/Staff.
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A2: Model what you expect in your students, staff and parents.
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A2: Model and recognize that morals and ethics are as important as knowledge and skills.
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A2 Acknowledge and celebrate it with students and staff. Work hard to model it too
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A2 Be accountable and hold others to it as well. Be honest about your character so that others can be true also.
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Exactly.We need to keep that in the front of our minds as we are continually moving forward at a rapid pace today
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A2 model and empower Ss in their efforts ex. our Me too We group
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A2: legal, moral, and ethical: open, honest and fair
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A2: Be a servant leader, stay present in the moment and positive, selfless (guilty of NOT doing this for my family during !)
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A2: We must set the tone: model, be ethical, be fair, be trusting, have a team atmosphere, live ed how expect others to live it
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A2 - What you focus on becomes reality. Model and lead the behaviors you expect.
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A2. as mentioned by many, model it, discuss it with Ss, play to strengths.
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A2 daily "shout outs" for Ss and staff on AM announcements, gratitude notes mailed home to staff, authentic, public praise!
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A2: Walk the walk. Be impeccable with your word and help others do the same.
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And you do that VERY well at your school!
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Great collaboration happening on - Keep up the great learning everyone
QUESTION 3 coming up and on deck...
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A2: I share Project Wisdom Words of Wisdom each day as part of announcements. Great for all who listen!
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A2b:Understand everyone is doing best they can in moment with the information they have, meet them where they are & move forward
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more lurking!!! Jump on in 😛
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Q3: As a leader, how do you show that you have “Love for the Mission” of education?
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A3. I think at our level its showing a love for Ss. Working with them through the good days & rough days. Kids are our mission.
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A3 Show that we love to learn, take risks & encourage others to do the same, talk about my failures and resulting lessons
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A3: Passion/Love for the mission of education..our craft..comes out in how we approach our work every day.
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A3: Live it! Be a life-long learner, stay curious, keep a positive attitude.
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https://t.co/kAZ87jZdoC
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A3. I think at our level its showing a love for Ss. Working with them through the good days & rough days. Kids are our mission.
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A3: Set high standards for self and school and meet people at their current levels. Encourage and support.
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A3 Living the mission each and everyday as a leader. Showing by words and actions that the mission spirals through all things
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A3: By exploring new ideas, topics, researching, showing my love for not only student learning but staff learning too.
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A3: LIVE the mission at ALL time as leader. shared video https://t.co/V2h9c8ErDW Vision connects what can be to what is
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A3: When it fits, connect other's ideas and actions to our schools mission.
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A3 Take the time to get back into the classroom to teach a lesson and learn with the kids
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A3. Try not to let fluff cloud the mission! (so difficult w/all that we have 2 do but we are focusing on curriculum/teaching!)
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A3: all about effort and attitude
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A3 Reminding myself in all decisions to do what's best for the kids- socio-emotionally, academically, whole child
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A3 - Celebrate the successes, turn mistakes in to opportunities and make all decisions based on kids.
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When we believe in those we go to battle w/ & the cause for which our passion comes, we will LIVE out our mission.
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A3b:Define vision, mission.Dust it off and make it relevant.We are working on our "30-second elevator" story to define our 'why'
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Q4: As a leader, how do you show that you "Love to Practice Authentic Listening?”
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A4: Be in the moment while listening to others. Block out other thoughts. Think/feel from their perspectives.
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A4 Just today I thought to myself "stop walking" and pay attention to this teacher.
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A4 With s's, listen to both sides of the story in a recess dispute; T's model with ordered sharing, paraphrasing
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A4: When talking with / listening to Ts, Ss, or Ps, I am working to NOT LOOK at my ringing phone if we are in conversation.
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A4: Put the device down (phone/laptop)and really try to focus on the person in front of me. Be in the moment.
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a4. work in progress on this one.
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A4: Speak less and listen more.
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It is so easy to try to multi-task even with just moving. But not authentic.
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Last reminder - One of tonight's participants will win a FREE autographed copy of “The Book Whisperer” written by
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A4 from https://t.co/GHaIC3CqCl
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A4 It truly comes with experience. By treating each and every person as they are the most important thing to you at that moment#MEMSPAchat
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Lately-breathe! Minimize distractions. Listen with eyes & ears. Seek first to understand.
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A4 Being fully present with them- quieting the mind and listening with your ears and your heart
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A4 About phones. My MS kids say "you can get that" and I say, "they will call back."
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A4 be in the moment learned this years ago from a video about a Seattle fish market
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A4; Good sharing this is something I need to continue to work on!
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A4 -Be in the moment. Ss and Ts should feel like they are priority. You will notice Ts/Ss bring good/bad news w/out hesitation.
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so guilty.always thinking about the next thing, Ss,Ts, Ps.trying to help others but missing the moment
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Great Fish Video! Be in the Moment!@ICprin
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QUESTION 5 coming up
AN autographed book give-a-way is less than 10 minutes away - to be announced on tonight
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Q5: As a leader, how do you show that you "Love to have the Courage to Leap?”
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A5 I always ask so darn many questions before I leap. Is it still leaping?!?
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A5: Take risks, share your failures with staff and students, learn to laugh at yourself.
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A5: Taking risks at staff meetings with modeling and being vulnerable
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A5: Make a fool out of myself :) Not really all that hard to do!
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A5 take risks and challenge your team to think outside the box for solution be innovators not followers
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A5 Take risks, talk about success and failures often
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A5: I lead by example. I try new things & show vulnerability.I let them know trying new things can be messy,but SO worth trying!
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A5 The leap I willingly support is having a plan but will accept change/adjust/tweak/abandon if not right! Not perfect=ok!
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A5: Celebrate the Ts that make the "leap" to change or to try something new. Support them when they need it to take the leap!
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A5: Risk. Leap. Jump. Try. Fail. Vulnerable. Laugh.
Talk about you learning from jumping with others.
Praise when others do.
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Laughing at yourself--is a good thing to remember!
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QUESTION 6 is coming is hot...
Get ready ...
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A5b: Never ask anyone to do something that I wouldn't do...and really mean that!
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Q6: As a leader, how do you show that you have a “Love for Continuous Learning?”
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good chat all. checking out early. sick kiddo.
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A5: Do not be afraid to fail forward and support others in doing so.
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A5 Be crazy, take praise with humility and accept criticism with gratitude. Surge to new things when "staleness" occurs.
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A5b: Celebrate it even if the leap is "unsuccessful."
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I think about this too when I stop what I am doing and turn to listen. My fish sits on my bookshelf! https://t.co/n3IqmH0gyl
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A4 be in the moment learned this years ago from a video about a Seattle fish market
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Daily intentional, positive interactions. In person, phone call, postcard sharing accolades to Ss, Ts, Ps
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A6: Read, Read, Read! Network! Tweet! Ask questions!
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A6. Give opportunity (TEACH sessions). Support and reward contributions. Model. Try new things.
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A6 Stay current- share resources, articles, strategies from PD/conferences; talk about favorite Twitter PLN, attend teacher PD
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A6:Become addicted to Twitter..Voxer..read..blog. Becoming a problem.Haven't watched Kardasians in weeks https://t.co/r99J8Xbrat
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Q6: As a leader, how do you show that you have a “Love for Continuous Learning?”
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A6: Share your new learnings with others and take interest in what they are learning.
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A5 Walking straight into tough situations even when I'm scared or don't know the outcome and... directing traffic at dismissal!
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A6: Connect with others, READ, take classes, join a great twitter chat (like :)
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Join a chat and have a staff member favour a tweet with a great group of Ps from Michigan just happened tonight
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READING, taking courses, joining teachers @ PD workshops, share your passions, staying current
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A6: Learn/grow WITH staff. Talk with Ss about learning. Fav question to ask Ss...what did you learn today? Respond..I learned...
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A5: I share my own journey-sometimes I feel frozen in place, but a boost of courage pushes me forward!
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A6: I jump on to keep learning and growing. Trying to stay fresh, funky, and nerdy as I prepare to lead!
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A6 I repeat that it is by sharing with enthusiasm the new things you learn with all. Staff, Students, Parents and Peers!
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A6 Asking people who are better than me at what they do to teach me- many students and staff have been my best teachers
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Winner of the signed autographed book "The Books Whisperer" is
Congrats.
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A5: I jumped out of a plane with my principal back in the day. . Too literal?
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A6: I make it a point to share what I'm learning and invite others to do the same. I use Twitter to reflect and connect!
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Winner of the signed autographed book "The Book Whisperer" is
Congrats.
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A6: Read and seek knowledge from others. Never settle for "the way we've always done it" as only option.
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This is so true, I have always thought that the people I lead are smarter than I am. We all can share! https://t.co/6pt2ysWVKm
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A6 Asking people who are better than me at what they do to teach me- many students and staff have been my best teachers
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and will be getting your information for your for your book
Thanks for joining https://t.co/en9FSOd35r
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Winner of the signed autographed book "The Book Whisperer" is
Congrats.
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QUESTION 7 is coming up....
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Start where you are but don't stay there https://t.co/e681dLDtfV
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A6: Read and seek knowledge from others. Never settle for "the way we've always done it" as only option.
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Q7: As a leader, how do you show that you have a "Love and Passion for Success?”
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A7 An obvi answer could be data but success is soooo much more than that. Find out what success is for a kid - then recognize!
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Thanks for the book! Enjoying myself on
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A7: For me success=being happy. I'm happy when students & staff are successful. It's a positive cycle of happiness & success!
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A7:"The self-satisfaction that you did the best you were capable of doing to become the best you are capable of becoming." J.W.
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A7: Know your definition of success and find out what makes Ts and Ss feel successful and help where and when you can.
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A7 CELEBRATE!!! Sing, dance and whoop it up when you have success! Don't keep it to yourself!
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A7: Acknowledge, Celebrate, , Repeat
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A7: Being the Vision Keeper and sharing big dreams w/ staff
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Last Question coming up on ...
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Q8: LAST ONE FOR FUN AND FOR YOU TO SHINE:
What do you LOVE about being a leader, and what drives you each and every day?
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A7 Celebrate success often- In meetings, at assemblies (usually open with it), in staff notes, on social media
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A7 By appreciating the talents of others. Not by praise, but by admiration. Help other recognize their talents.
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A7: what is success? S, T, P happiness is most important. Seek & value joy in schools.
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A8: I love making a positive difference each day. Life is short, make as much impact as you can while you can.
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A8: Everything?!? The challenges, Ss successes, the dreams for Ss future, dedicated servant staff, trust of families, hugs
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A8: Collective mission of success...900 Ss and 62 staff members DRIVE me every morning...I want them to grow and succeed!
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FunQ: I love helping Ss find the way. I love helping Ts clear the path. I love helping Ps see their MSer for who they can be.
