The Principal Blog
Elementary principal reflections on technology, leadership, and learning. I'm gonna be real! No philosophical bantering and probably no guests. Just one principal sharing about principal life. Inexperienced podcaster but excited!
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This episode is the whole story behind my 2022 journey to feel better and be healthier. Every episode this year includes a brief reflection on my adventures in feeling better. This episode is the whole story. Or at least the first chapter of what hope is many years of feeling better and not eating crap.
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These are 5 ways you can communicate to your staff and why it's important. What is your favorite communication tool with your staff. If you say texting....I'll block you:):):) Listen to find out what I think of texting.
This episode is audio pulled from a video on my Youtube channel about retirement. I just announced my retirement and these are the thoughts and feelings I have gone through when planning this. These are the mental and financial considerations I made when deciding this was the year.
"The Great Resignation" is real. While I didn't actually resign from my position as a school principal, I did temporarily quit The Principal Blog. Maybe you can help me find my way back or plan for life AFTER being a principal. This is a vulnerable look inside the break I took for a few months.
What does it mean to be a productive principal? Are any principals productive? There are a few things that principals can take control of to master their productivity for most days. I am not sure productivity can be achieved on a daily basis for us but we can get close.
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Work/life balance is achievable even as a mom and a principal. Here are few lessons I have learned along the way. For other resources for you journey as a mom and principal, check out the links below.
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Here is the process I go through for planning the month of March. My planning is the same for most months however each month has a different set of circumstances. Lots of ideas for appreciation/fun days included.
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How do you know if something is urgent and important? We had training in the Eisenhower matrix last week and reviewed how to stay out of the land of overwhelm? There are 4 quadrants urgent, not urgent, important, and not important. Here is how I determine which is which and lessons learned along the way.
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As a leader, one of your primary responsibilities is to clearly communicate what you expect others to do. Today, this is often done through email. However, how you use or don't use email can hurt your leadership. In this episode, I give examples of how email can model leadership. I also give an example of what it means to not email your people at all.
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If you are a school leader who oversees state testing, maybe these tips will help you. You will learn there are a lot of people helping with state testing and it shouldn't fall on one person. Common sense is also a big part of state testing. We want students to feel prepared whether they know all the information or not.
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Here are on principal's thoughts on how to plan a staff meeting. It's a little different these days during a pandemic and it takes a lot of energy to plan a meeting well. These are the basics. Staff meetings can be elaborate or they can be basic. I'd say give them a mix each time.
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What are your habits, rituals, and/or disciplines? Do you have any? Listen as I talked about resources used to create new habits and my examples. It's taken a few years but over time I have gotten better at things using the tips and tricks shared in this episode. During this episode, I am using my AirPods and I think they were in noise-canceling mode and I was talking too softly:):)
In this episode, we talk about how to have a "Fabulous February" during hard times. Staff morale activities are important for any time of the year but especially in February and especially this year. Here are 7 pieces of advice to help plan and/or get through February in 2022.
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The top 7 social media detox tips and tricks for principals. In this episode you are presented with a social media detox challenge. You will hear why you should stop aimlessly scrolling social media. There are also 7 tips and tricks to help you on your journey to more productivity.
Christmas break can be the perfect time to reset your body and mind if you are a principal! In this episode, I talk about the 3 things I am doing this Christmas break to feel better and hopefully have more energy.
What skills are needed to be a school secretary. This is my 5th year sharing information with school secretaries all over Missouri. Our principal's organization MAESP hosts a 2-day secretary training every summer. In this episode, I share what I shared with them and a link to resources you can use with your secretary.
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