Craig Randall has worked as an elementary and middle school counselor, including one intense year in the classroom with students with severe behavior issues. Craig has also worked in the job of his passion and calling: assistant principal and principal. Craig has done his work at schools both in the US and overseas. Now, as the author of the book … Read More
Episode #59: Jim Sporleder
Jim Sporleder retired in 2014 as Principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA. Under Jim’s leadership, Lincoln High School became a “Trauma Informed” school, gaining national attention due to a dramatic drop in out of school suspensions, increased graduation rates and the number of students going on to post-secondary education. These dramatic changes at Lincoln caught the … Read More
Episode #100
Lindsay Deacon: Co-author of The EduCoach Survival Guide (2020), Coaching & Visible Learning Consultant @ Corwin Press. She lives in Portland, OR. She works in Portland Public Schools. Follow her on Twitter @thereallindsay2 Joe Pizzo: a teacher, professor, writer, poet, PD moderator, AMLE Educator of the year along with NJCTE Teacher of the Year in NJ, 7th grade Language Arts teacher. … Read More
Welcoming Staff Back to the Building
TL;DR: Be mindful as you plan for return to school team-building activities. Consider your staff’s comfort level. You can survey staff prior to the start of the school year. In this post, you will learn some suggestions on how to build school culture at the beginning of the year. As I write this blog post, many districts where I live … Read More
4 Strategies to Get to Know Your Students
TL;DR: We all want to start the year with the notion that it will be the best year yet. Learn four ways on how to get to know your students better. Have students work on a mind map with activities they did, family members, and places that were important to them. Then have them present not their own, but their … Read More