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Something for Instructional Leaders to consider... Learner Led As an administrator, my learners happen to be both teachers and students. In order for the classrooms to be student centered, I need to model by allowing my school to be more teacher led. I'm always on the hunt for resources that will help me better facilitate this. Here are a few of my favorites: Paul Solarz' blog  - A classroom currently using a student centered approach Nureva Article  - Activities you can use to make your classroom more student centered Edutopia Article  - Teacher mindset shifts needed to foster student centered classrooms Try This Emerson said, "It's not about the destination, it's about the journey". His quote emphasizes the importance of trying your best, no matter the endeavor. Combine this with a never-give-up attitude, and there is nothing a student can't accomplish. It all starts with that first step. JUST TRY! Give it your best shot and see what happe

Staff Memos 2.0 Regular staff memos are one of many effective communication strategies school administrators utilize during the course of the year. As tech tools improve, there are more and more options for creating these documents. They are becoming more interactive and collaborative. As a result, the memo of today is more enjoyable and effective in communciating the messages administrators need to get to their staff.  But which creation tool is right for you? I did a little experiment last year that might help you answer that question. While there are many choices, we are a GSuite district, so I devoting a full quater last year to each of their four publishing tools (Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings), testing the strengths and weaknesses of each platform. In the meantime, I collected staff feedback on the usability, enjoyability, and effectiveness of each memo format. Before I share what I learned, here is the completely non-scientific, FSM-style key: Familiarity