Recently my state has moved to a new leadership evaluation for school administrators. The new system consists of eight leadership standards for which I must provide artifacts and evidence to demonstrate my competency in each area. I am telling you this because over...
I visited a classroom the other day and I could not have caught the teacher at a worse time. When I arrived and sat down, I could tell the he was frustrated. The teacher was on the way out the door and a fellow teacher in a nearby room, who was on planning, was on...
This study was born out of my passion to spend less time in my office and more time in classrooms. What I have learned from this study is that teachers want school leaders to visit their classrooms and see the great things they are doing with their students. To...
‘If your grading system doesn’t guide students toward excellence, it’s time for something completely different’ says Patricia L. Scriffiny author of ‘Seven Reasons for Standards-Based Grading’. This grading practice which is gaining popularity, involves...
I am currently working on my comprehensive exams and just completed a practice question. My comprehensive exams focus on Educational Leadership for Learning and while I was answering the question I noticed how often I referenced the observation process. I knew that...
As a new principal, I began visiting classrooms so that I would know what was happening in my building. I also wanted to visit classrooms so that I could have intelligent conversations with parents, supervisors, and other stakeholders when they wanted to know what was...
