When It Comes to CFAs: “Just the FACTS, Ma’am”
At the risk of adding another acronym to our field, consider the following when thinking about your CFA: the FACTS. And just the FACTS, ma’am.
At the risk of adding another acronym to our field, consider the following when thinking about your CFA: the FACTS. And just the FACTS, ma’am.
The beauty of the four Critical Questions of a learning team is that they are simple. That doesn’t mean the process is easy, though.
Not wanting to just reflect on the past year, I thought I would share some leadership lessons I’ve recently learned from an unlikely source…
“Don’t do that” were the words out of Rick DuFour’s mouth, more than a decade ago, as I was excitedly and passionately explaining to him how the district I was in was going about our work.
At a fundamental level, continuous improvement means that whatever I do today won’t be as good as tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or in a year or more. Because I’m not perfect…indeed, I’m far from it.
The school year is now in full swing, and that means a significant shift in the work I do with schools. I thought I would share my perspective on how that shift impacts (or doesn’t impact) the day-to-day work of learning.
What you say to students every day leaves a trace. What you do with and for students makes a difference in their lives.
Serving schools around the country as a PLC at Work® associate has been a blessing beyond measure. It is humbling to be accepted as an author.
Jury duty?! Aaaargh…But could there be a silver lining? A forced break and the opportunities that flexibility provides–if we can see them.
Musings on a topic of interest regarding happiness and how to increase it. It turns out that happiness resources abound!