As a reading specialist in public education, September marks new beginnings: a new school year with returning and new students to teach and get to know, new literacy goals and collaborative opportunities to improve student learning, and this year, personally for me, graduate classes for leadership education and this blog.
Follow me as I discuss current research and practices on educational leadership, collaboration and engagement among peers, both in this class and in the work place, and the many other facets of education. I'm thrilled to finally be starting this blog as I have been thinking about it for over a year and have not found any websites regarding collaboration among educators. Yes, there are websites and Pinterest of sharing ideas but the different modes of collaboration and why collaborating makes sense...
Classes have just begun with discussing and internalizing the ISCCL (Interstate School Leader Licensure Consortium) standards and already there is so much to discuss such as enhancing effective leadership through communication. However, I will end by leaving this posting with one thought for reflection and/or best practice to try in your work place:
Say something positive before departing (from a meeting or saying good-bye to your students for the day) and encourage each individual you are with (students or peers) to say something positive, in return.
*Thank you Professor!
Happy first days of school! :)
Thanks for sending the address for your blog; I hope your blog friends will join us with positive thoughts, especially those working directly with children!
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