INALI East Central Cohort News Post: March 30, 2018

INALI Cohort #4 East Central Group

Update for Friday, March 30

Happy Easter to You and Your Families…

Not to Many Cadbury or Reese’s Eggs!!

Reminders from IASP!

Our school secretaries are critical players in making our schools a success!  Recognize their importance by having them attend the 2018 Secretaries Conference!  Check out the IASP website for more details!  https://goo.gl/6bFoJT 

Do you have a teacher or colleague that you think ought to pursue school leadership? Invite them to attend the 2018 Aspiring Principals' Conference! For more information: https://goo.gl/pbvL6s

Invite a "new administrator" to be a part of the INALI Cohort #5, which will kick-off next summer!  For more details: https://goo.gl/jaTy4g

From the Mailbag

ASCD Webinar: Qualities of Effective Teachers: Improving Schools One Classroom at a Time (Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT, Presenter-James Stronge)

NAESP: 8 principals share how they cope with school safety fears

Leadership Freak:
High Potentials – One of the First Leadership Freak Posts of All Time

Education Week: A Look at How Principals Really Drive School Improvement

ASCD: Why school leaders must embrace failure

Twitter Highlights

@INIPLI: 8 Principals Share How They Cope with School Safety Fears  https://twitter.com/INPLI1/status/979694705737850880

@INPrincipals: Registration is open! INALI Cohort 5! Learn more about this 2-year prof development program! https://twitter.com/INPrincipals/status/979386501187493888

@NAESP: Seven truths that will improve your leadership! https://twitter.com/NAESP/status/979508508830945280

@NAESP:  A new twist on using volunteers in your school. https://twitter.com/NAESP/status/979689704097447938

@NASSP: The Happiness Advantage  https://twitter.com/NASSP/status/979358861118332929

@dr_cflores (IDOE):  IREAD-3 Results https://twitter.com/suptdrmccormick/status/979419430110318593

@LennyVerMaas  Being a Mathematician https://twitter.com/LennyVerMaas/status/979347738310692866

@jeffhiseredu:  Finding your calling https://twitter.com/jeffhiseredu/status/979484267817431041

From the Main Idea:

Everyone is afraid of failure these days.

Students are worried that a botched grade means being barred from that perfect college. 

For principals and teachers, delivering less than stellar test scores and grades brings fears of the wrath of parents, the district, or even the state.

Both Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn From Their Mistakes-But Some Do and The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed show us how and why it is essential to learn from failure.

    

The first is a book summary that is primarily for school leaders and the second is a BookBit to use for a book group with parents.

NAESP Report to Parents:  

Test Preparation

Mark Your Calendars!

INALI Regional Meetings

·       INALI Regional Cohort Meeting @ Center Grove HS, Friday, April 13, 10 AM-12 PM

·       INALI Regional Cohort Meeting @ Centerville-Abington Elementary, Monday, June 11, 10 AM-12 PM

School Visits

·       Tuesday, April 3: Adam (New Palestine HS) 8:00 AM, Amanda (JB Stephens ES) 9:00 AM, Sean (Centerville-Abington ES) 11:00 AM

·       Tuesday, April 10: Sonja (Greensburg H) 8:30 AM, Cole (North Decatur ES) 9:30 AM, Deryck (Hendricks ES) 11:00 AM

·       Friday, April 13: School Visits-Tracy (Center Grove HS) 9:00 AM, Kristin (Center Grove ES) 1:00 PM, Nicci (Northwood ES) 2:00 PM

INALI Cohort #4 East Central Group: Update for Friday, March 9

INALI Cohort #4 East Central Group
Update for Friday, March 9

This week's Update is going to focus on a professional growth opportunity for our teachers and staff.

Over the year, I have shared several resources from the Main Idea.  This subscription service worked great for me as a busy school leader.  Professional reading often seemed to fall low on my Priority or "To Do" list.  Jenn David-Lang's work with Main Idea provides a summary of a top-notch professional book often with ideas on how to apply this summary for you and your team.

This week I am sharing her summary from the book, Blended Vocabulary for K-12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction.  

I am including a zip folder with the following tools for you to use:

• An email from Jenn David-Lang providing a short overview of the resources.
• A copy of the Main Idea summary for this professional resource.
• A ready to use PowerPoint: Improving Schoolwide Vocabulary Instruction
• A teacher resource packet.

PD Resource Packet

Thanks for sharing the great ideas for increasing the reliability and accuracy of the teacher observation/evaluation processes!  You were awesome!

Have a spectacular weekend!

• Remember the upcoming IASP/IPLI opportunities:
• Secretaries Conference
• Aspiring Principals Conference
• Registration for INALI Cohort #5
• Celebrate the end of ISTEP+ Part 1!
• Remember that you are one week closer to spring break!

INALI #4: March News: March 1, 2018

March News: INALI Cohort #4   

Reminders from IASP!

• Do you have a teacher or colleague that you think ought to pursue school leadership? Invite them to attend the 2018 Aspiring Principals' Conference! For more information: https://goo.gl/pbvL6s

• Invite a "new administrator" to be a part of the INALI Cohort #5, which will kick-off next summer!  For more details: https://goo.gl/jaTy4g

• Our school secretaries are critical players in making our schools a success!  Recognize their importance by having them attend the 2018 Secretaries Conference!  Check out the IASP website for more details!  https://goo.gl/6bFoJT 

Mark Your Calendars!

INALI Regional Meetings

• INALI Regional Cohort Meeting @ Center Grove HS, Friday, April 13, 10 AM-12 PM
• INALI Regional Cohort Meeting @ Centerville-Abington Elementary, Monday, June 11, 10 AM-12 PM

School Visits

• Tuesday, April 3: Adam (New Palestine HS) 8:00 AM, Amanda (JB Stephens ES) 9:00 AM, Sean (Centerville-Abington ES) 11:00 AM
• Tuesday, April 10: Sonja (Greensburg H) 8:30 AM, Cole (North Decatur ES) 9:30 AM, Deryck (Hendricks ES) 11:00 AM
• Friday, April 13: School Visits-Tracy (Center Grove HS) 9:00 AM, Kristin (Center Grove ES) 1:00 PM, Nicci (Northwood ES) 2:00 PM

From the Mailbag

From Chalkbeat Indiana

• School Shootings
• Armed Teachers
• School Safety
• Truancy

From SmartBrief on Leadership

• Questions that calm frustrated staff

From NAESP

• Heeding the voice of school experience
• How to cultivate gratitude, compassion and pride on your team
• Keeping up with difficult changes at work comes down to 3 steps

K-12 Leadership Brief

• What is a bold leader?
• The do's and don'ts of being an open and welcoming leader

From Edutopia

• An Alternative to In-School Suspension

• Responding to Disruptive Students

From Education Week: 

• March 13 Webinar: Alan November on "Empowering Teachers, Engaging Students"

Twitter Highlights

• Eric Sheninger: Kids aren't distracted because of devices
• IPLI & ASCD: Webinar: Violence Prevention and Crisis Response Strategies for Educators 
• NAESP: When people feel good and positive, they will perform better.
• NASSP: Advocating for School Safety

From the Main Idea:

• Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love

NAESP Report to Parents:  

•  Coping with Tragedy