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Inspiring Educators Who Inspire Future Leaders

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Never get so busy that you cannot take time for the smallest person in your care.

February 14, 2016 · Leave a comment

Characteristics of a True Leader

What are the characteristics of a true leader?

February 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

A Test of Leadership

Be the kind of leader that you would follow.

November 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

Highly Effective Leaders Do This

    Highly effective leaders engage, break down barriers, and support the team so that the team can support the learning process for students. tlb   Source

July 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

Withstanding Turbulence

During my 20 year career, I have learned every job comes with trials. Luckily for me, I have also gained an understanding that the test of true leadership is how … Continue reading

July 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Understanding Leadership

I love using principalaim to highlight an educational perspective that I share or that I am wrestling with. Today’s “Read This Now!” features a great post about leadership by Liz Ryan CEO and … Continue reading

January 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

“Connections Make Learning Stick”

I’d like to share another wonderful voice from the TED Talks Education series, Rita F. Pierson. Pierson, a forty-year veteran educator, was always an advocate for children and in this … Continue reading

August 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Likeability Factor for Professional Women: Yes or No?

While scanning my usual news websites this morning, I found this blog posted in early July concerning likeability for professional women. In sharing this blog with you, I have to ask what … Continue reading

August 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Role Models Wanted

Trusting that parents are a child’s first role model, I am struck by just how many children look up to celebrities and professional athletes as the most important models of … Continue reading

August 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation

I recently rediscovered a TedTalk by Daniel Pink that I decided to share because he deals with a very fascinating topic – motivation. What truly motivates us? Is it the … Continue reading

July 30, 2013 · 3 Comments