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Igniting Excellence: Growth Through Leadership: Teach Them How To Fish
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Igniting Excellence: Growth Through Leadership. This blog documents what I have learned and experienced as an educational leader. So you want to be an administrator? This blog highlights what I have learned and what resources I feel I can share with others. Sunday, July 13, 2014. Teach Them How To Fish. Rockdog6912) and Frank Zucker. Jostensringguy) for this great opportunity. Proactive discipline is a culture that must be developed in your schools. The culture in a school is really based on the adul...
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Igniting Excellence: Growth Through Leadership: June 2013
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Igniting Excellence: Growth Through Leadership. This blog documents what I have learned and experienced as an educational leader. So you want to be an administrator? This blog highlights what I have learned and what resources I feel I can share with others. Monday, June 24, 2013. So you want to be an administrator? This was a difficult decision but what I came to terms with is that I am still teaching, just in a different capacity. I was ready for the challenge and excited to learn more. Was I too easy?
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The Dean's Corner: December 2013
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Saturday, December 28, 2013. Put Another Log on the Fire! Do you enter your classroom with the same passion every day? It is imperative to keep that beginning of the school year passion throughout the year. You need to bring your best on a daily basis. If your students sense you lack passion about what you are teaching, they too will lack the passion to learn. Be excited about what you do! Do you continually look to improve?
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The Dean's Corner: The Struggling Learner
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Sunday, March 2, 2014. It is that time of year! After reading Ben Gilpin’s (@benjamingilpin) blog post titled, “Monkeys can teach good kids,”. And Jimmy Casas’s (@casas jimmy) blog post titled, “Every Rose has Thorns…& Petals,”. Assure them they can. Don’t make it about punishment. Celebrate anything and everything. Don’t take it personal. I cannot say these strategies will change your world, but I can say they did assist me...
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The Dean's Corner: November 2013
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Sunday, November 3, 2013. Make your Mess your Message. I would not say I was your perfect child growing up nor would I say I was your worst. Did I reach my full potential? Well, that is what I did as an eighth grader, took the road less traveled. To make a long story short, I spent almost one fourth of my year in ISS (In School Suspension). Why? Did my school not provide the services I needed to be successful? You see I didn...
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The Dean's Corner: July 2013
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Friday, July 26, 2013. Looking Out the Window. I begin with a heavy heart, after hearing about the passing of Rita Pierson a few weeks ago. Her Ted Talk, “. Everyone Deserves a Champion. This leads me to a story from my childhood; a story that had a lasting impact on me; a story that I believe has made me a better husband, father, teacher, and leader. I would like to thank Dave Burgess (@burgessdave) and his book, “. This ch...
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The Dean's Corner: I Thought I knew, but I had no Idea
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Saturday, September 7, 2013. I Thought I knew, but I had no Idea. As I wrap up the fourth week of my administrative career, I want to share my experiences up to this. Point These are the experiences of a new high school administrator in the state of Iowa. The best phrase I have found to sum up my experience is: “I thought I knew, but I had no Idea! Did my student teaching experience not reflect that of a true classroom?
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The Dean's Corner: August 2013
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Sunday, August 11, 2013. I lead because there were so many from my past that counted me out! I lead because of a fear of failure. I have failed many times in my life and these failures have built me into what I am today. Do not fear failure, accept it, and use it to build a better you. Work hard and realize if you are not getting better, you are getting worse; in education there is no such thing as staying the same. Looking ...
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The Dean's Corner: January 2014
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. Lou Holtz. Monday, January 27, 2014. Looking back roughly a year ago, I began a journey I never thought I would…full. In the Social Media world. I avoided Facebook like the plague, thought Twitter was a communication device for celebrities,. Had no idea about Google Hangouts or Voxer, and thought blogs were something used in English class. Man, my views were wrong. I would say I avoided all of these as I was scared. Sure, some of my id...
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