I was training a new campus on the PowerWalks system last week when an Assistant Principal made an antiquated correct statement. You see, as many of you know thePowerWalks system is web based. Which means observers enter their observation data on either their smartphone or tablet. When I wasexplaining this to the group, the AP asked if an observer could use a papercopy of the observation form?
I said “Yes, but unless you are one of those people wholikes to take copious notes in the classroom, most people enter their dataelectronically.” And then I asked him, “Are you a big note taker?”
He said, “No. But since we don’t allow students to have cellphones on campus, I don't want to set a poor example.”
That way of thinking is old school correct. When I was a principal, I had the samerule on my campus. No for kidsmeant no for adults. We endeavoredto model every student expectation. However, in my day, cell phone were barely phones. Now cell phones are computers. They are quite literally more powerfulthan the computers in the classroom and the campus library combined. So instead of modeling not usingbootleg technology, instead model how to use bootleg technologyappropriately. The AP’s heart wasin the right place, but his frame of reference was at least five years behindthe times.
A number of you in the LYS Nation are now using your ownbootleg technology devices to follow Twitter. If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us. To let you see what you are missing,here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of September 2, 2012.
1. Visited Tosch Elementary today. Examples offraming the lesson in every classroom. New positive behavior program in evidence.Greatness... (By @LindaHenrie1)
2. Shared the Fundamental 5 with 9th & 10th grade students today. Asked them to hold us accountable for providing a rigorousinstructional program! 11th/12th next! (By @brandyjbaker)
3. Great organizations hold themselves accountableto exceedingly high internal standards.
4. No matter how much we might wish to thecontrary, bad practice + an excuse still equals bad practice.
5. The power of coaching is the conversation.
6. Your organization will never be great ifstaff summative evaluation is based on surprise, fear and punishment.
7. As principals we earn our money when wecoach our people up. Any idiot can fire someone.
8. It absolutely amazes me at the number ofeducators who show up to a meeting with nothing to write on or with.
9. The rural / urban school difference: Shotsfired near an urban school - take cover. Shots fired near a rural school - it'sdove season.
10. The Fundamental 5 (Cain & Laird) justshot past 17,000 copies sold. Thank you LYS Nation!
Think. Work. Achieve.
- Call Jo at (832)477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copiesavailable on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
- Call Jo at (832)477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary SchoolLeadership Tale” Individual copies available onAmazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook
- Nowat the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite(Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool)
- Upcoming Presentations: Region 10 ESC Fall Leadership Conference (Keynote),Advancing Improvement in Education Conference (Multiple Presentations), TASSPAssistant Principals’ Workshop (Featured Speaker), North Dakota Association ofSecondary School Principals (Keynote), American Association of SchoolAdministrators Conference (Multiple Presentations), National Association of SecondarySchool Principals Conference (Multiple Presentations)
- FollowSean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation
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