Have a Good Life

Sara Sonnenschein is a principal in New Jersey for the past 8 years, and taught in the writing classrooms the previous 19 years. She writes a curriculum to help kids learn to write at Curriculumhq.com

• A day in the life of principal Sunshine - LinkedIn posts inspired by Akbar Cook.
• Forcing myself to write about them I help myself look for them.
• Lots of watching people do things the wrong way.
• Many negative experiences as a student.
• Big picture questions can be difficult.
• My legacy is that kids have fond memories of their school.
• The power of writing - writing gets them to own whatever subject they’re writing about.
• When kids have choice in what they’re writing about it changes their ownership of the content.
• How she teaches writing.
• How to be a transformative principal? be in classrooms on a daily basis.
• Passion to inspire and empower teachers to be the best they can be to transform how they’re teaching kids.

Sponsors

Transformative Principal Mastermind

Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

Just Right Reader

Just Right Reader Decodables are a great way to help your students learn how to read, with research-based strategies that are proven to be effective. Each grade level has over 100 books. Send books home in packs of ten, with video lessons accessible via QR codes on each book, with lessons in Spanish and English. Learn more at https://justrightreader.com

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal