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Unfortunately we had to reschedule our guest, Todd Whittaker. Our episode tonight will be focused on one of Todd’s famous quotes, When the principal sneezes, the whole school gets a cough”
Before we go into that, lets start out with our weekly segment Whats been happening
What’s Been Happening?
TS - Fire in the parking lot.
SC - Went to the New Jersey ASCD conference. Saw Diane Ravitch speak and got her new book Reign of Error: The Hoax of The Privatization Movement and the Danger to American Public Schools http://www.amazon.com/Reign-Error-Privatization-Movement-Americas/dp/0385350880
Also saw Alan November speak - What an amazing, thought provoking message
JJ - Share your story for the “We Can’t Make this Stuff Up” book: http://bit.ly/cantmakethisstuffup
Something Awesome:
SC - Our school just won a 1,000 grant for Fitness Gram!
JJ - Edscape was this weekend-conference at Eric Sheninger’s school. The keynote from George Couros will be at http://www.youtube.com/user/TeacherCast
Question from the Newbie:
How do we balance the principalship?
“When the principal sneezes, the whole school gets a cough” Todd Whittaker
Resonant Leadership - http://www.amazon.com/Resonant-Leadership-Connecting-Mindfulness-Compassion/dp/1591395631
Good post on sacrifice and renewal
http://iveybusinessjournal.com/topics/leadership/mindfulness-hope-and-compassion-a-leaders-road-map-to-renewal#.UmRb7fmkrAc
SC’s post on balance - http://drspikecook.com/2012/02/12/where-does-the-road-of-excess-lead-emotional-intelligence-resonant-leadership/
TS - 14 Things Successful People Do on the Weekends: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/02/22/14-things-successful-people-do-on-weekends/
Questions to consider
From Resonant Leadership by Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
If you answer yes to any of these questions, you're likely to be living in the zone of "sacrifice syndrome."
Working harder with less result? Getting home later or leaving home earlier each day?
Feeling tired, even after sleeping? Having trouble sleeping?
Finding less time for things that used to be enjoyable? Rarely relaxed?
Sometimes feel numb or react to situations with inappropriately strong emotions?
I don't care what I eat or whether I eat too much or too little?
I don't exercise as much as I used to?
I frequently think about how to "escape" my current situation?
Answering yes may indicate a need for support to evoke positive changes that will restore resilience and resonance in your life.
Questions for discussion
- how do we help staff with cycle of sacrifice and renewal?
- what activities could we implement to address sacrifice syndrome?
- How can we understand the sacrifice syndrome in ourselves?
- Does being a connected educator lead to sacrifice?
- How do our actions as principals impact the whole school?
Keeping Current:
Principals to follow on Twitter-
TS - Keith Peters @PrincipalKP Elementary School Principal in FL
SC- Chris Lehmann, Principal of Science Leadership Academy, Educon founder, All around good guy! - https://twitter.com/chrislehmann
JJ - Matt Renwick @ReadbyExample
Principals Podcast Hosts:
Spike Cook www.drspikecook.com @DrSpikeCook
Jessica Johnson www.principalj.net @PrincipalJ
Theresa Stager www.principalstager.blogspot.com @PrincipalStager
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