Have a Good Life

Derek Rhodenizer (Twitter Web site) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast.

 

• Whiteboard by the table

• Legowall 4’x3’ the video

• Modeling as administrators.

• Giving ownership of the office to other people models giving ownership of the classroom to the students.

• Audio/visual recording studio.

• Weekly updates, drawing

• Teaching parents to read with their kids.

• Empower parents to ask questions.

• Sometimes you have to jump and start building your wings on the way down.

• Start small.

• What am I good at? Start there.

• What can you do to be a transformative principal? Go into the hallway and give kids high fives! You don’t need a reason to give a high five!

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