Celebrating Leaders

As I walk up and down the hallways of West High School this week, as a listener and an attendee in all of the customized learning sessions, I am simply amazed at the talent in our district!
A special THANK YOU to all of our presenters this week! Your dedication and sharing of expertise was amazing! I felt such a sense of collaboration and positive energy at Summer Institute that I again feel deeply proud to have the privilege to serve within our wonderful school district community.

Using Instructional Feedback as a High Leverage Practice

As we end the week on such a positive high, I wonder how we can maintain this spirit of teamwork, coherence and grit once the school year gets going? We all did well at bringing our "A-game" this week on the first week back, but how do we operate in January and February when the grind hits us?

I challenge each of us to be very conscious of our unconsciousness. We have all been there, on auto-pilot with our words and actions. What if we could maintain and sustain a better balanced pace of consciousness throughout the school year, relying on our colleagues during times of frustration and fatigue? Think about ways in which you can "be the tortoise" for yourself and for others.

I am deeply committed to helping you in this endeavor, to be great...and change the world...every learner, every day!

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