Leading by example….
It’s the title of a number of books and has been mentioned in several twitter chats I’ve lurked through recently. Administrators are called to lead by example. It’s the easiest way to present new information, a new presentation style, or an idea that you’d like to see take root on your campus.
I’m a big fan of the book “From Staff Room to Classroom” which provides interactive and engaging strategies that get adults up and involved in the PD being presented. The idea is that the teachers will get comfortable with these strategies and adapt them for use in the classroom. Every professional development we have at campus, I pull from this book. I want our teachers to see that I am attempting to differentiate our trainings, as well provide USEFUL strategies…even if they don’t like the content being presented.
Between those strategies and my ever going attempt to infuse more positivity, we declared the month of
I’m a big fan of the book “From Staff Room to Classroom” which provides interactive and engaging strategies that get adults up and involved in the PD being presented. The idea is that the teachers will get comfortable with these strategies and adapt them for use in the classroom. Every professional development we have at campus, I pull from this book. I want our teachers to see that I am attempting to differentiate our trainings, as well provide USEFUL strategies…even if they don’t like the content being presented.Between those strategies and my ever going attempt to infuse more positivity, we declared the month of