#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday June 26, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to ...our last for the school year.
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Hello All! Steven a Middle School Assistant Prinicpal from Missouri
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Jared Wastler, HS Principal in PA, PD Faculty, and Moderator for
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Tonight we are reflecting on the year and looking forward.
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Q1: What is something from this school year that you are particularly proud of?
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A1: We reached quite a few of goals that our school put forward at the beginning of the year
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A1: Making the transition from AP to Principal midyear...from one state to another. Knew all our Seniors by name.
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Sorry, late to the game! Brooke, HS AP n Maryland
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A1: notable growth in students, teachers. And, my own growth as a first year AP
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Hey, Brooke. How was your first year?
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Hey all. Joining AP chat from ISTE in Denver.
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Sorry to join late. I cannot find Q1, but this year I learned the importance of unity as we welcomed a new P & AP
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Q2: How did you grow as a leader during the 2015-2016 school year?
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A2:Experiences on the job, attending state conferences, connecting with other great admins on twitter
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A1: Sticking together as a Bulldog Family through many tragedies.
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A2: using Twitter to enlarge PLN and networking with APs across the country
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Welcome in. Hope you got a chance to see and in the Town Hall this morning.
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A2: learned strengths & weaknesses
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Q2 Grew to understand the importance of humility as we welcomed 20+ new teachers & admin staff & embraced Haiku
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A2: I grew a great deal in understanding the balance between personal and professional worlds.
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Q3: Where would you like to focus your growth as a leader in the 2016-2017 school year?
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That is the struggle of all admins in this job, there is always more to do.We need a person to say go home! https://t.co/ycfpe9G5On
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A2: I grew a great deal in understanding the balance between personal and professional worlds.
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EC, C&I, and PEP (parent education partnership)
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A3:I need to grow in the area of tech, I have been doing PD this summer to get up to speed to help our staff and doing
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And when we are home to be present ft our families https://t.co/o71rvAM5qR
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That is the struggle of all admins in this job, there is always more to do.We need a person to say go home! https://t.co/ycfpe9G5On
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A2: I grew a great deal in understanding the balance between personal and professional worlds.
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And when we are home, to be present with our families https://t.co/o71rvAM5qR
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That is the struggle of all admins in this job, there is always more to do.We need a person to say go home! https://t.co/ycfpe9G5On
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A2: I grew a great deal in understanding the balance between personal and professional worlds.
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A3: refining responsibilities from this yr based on reflection & learning my new ones!
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A3: need to empower Ss more and give them greater responsibility and also would like to increase parent involvement
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Q4: How will you work to meet your professional growth goal for the year?
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A3: building leadership in others
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A4: start day 1 working with Ts and getting them Involved in my goals-they are goals Ts want as well; Ts are vital to their success
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A4 continually take note of what I learn, all questions, celebrate positives
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A4 continually take note of what I learn, ask questions, celebrate positives
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A4: being a lifelong learner is key and helping staff to do the same is essential for total campus growth
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Some tasks will be delegated, PEP mtgs will be rearranged to meet parents where they are, Evals&PLTs will be by subject area
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A4: By embracing more of what matters and releasing more of what does not.
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A3: Parental involvement is where I want to concentrate. It's vital for student growth!
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helping decrease office referrals by forming relationships with staff and students!
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A2: The area I grew most in was professional development by becoming more resourceful and growing outside of my comfort.
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A4: I plan on working to build my network in PA and working to keep empowering others. Better every day.
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Q5: What are you doing this summer to grow and reflect?
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A1: Most proud of relationships built and usage of restorative justice principles over traditional disciplinary procedures.
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empowering others is key. We must have distributed leadership for sustainability!
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A5: Tweeting, sharing, writing, reading, reflecting, asking lots of questions and re-examining my WHY.
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A5: Doing PD, reading, connecting with other educators, twitter chats
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A5: To grow and reflect you must see what went well and what did not to grow the next year! Reading, Twitter chats, conferences.
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That comes with a strong leadership team that truly cares for each other.
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A5 'recharging my batteries,' taking notes on experiences, taking time for research
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A2: I grew by putting myself last...the needs of the staff and students came first and foremost!
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A5: This is my first summer "off the road" from conferences. Needed to stop, reflect, and redirect. Lots of reading.
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Thanks for joining tonight and this year. Be better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
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I agree! Our "why" is essential!
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