The Principal of the Matter : adminstration

The Saga Continues…

Frank — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:24:35 GMT

I doubt that there are many classrooms that have gone through as many reorganizations as this particular grade 2 room in my school. They started with groups. Thinking it would help them ‘self-regulate’ the students asked if they could set up their desks...(read more)

The Teacher Fights Back!

Frank — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:26:26 GMT

After relenting to her students there were rows (What happens when the students revolt!) (Students Revolt). After realizing one size didn’t fit all there were rows and groups (The students discuss their revolt.) (Student discuss their revolt). Now I notice...(read more)

Newsletter: Trouble? Oh no, you’re not in trouble.

Frank — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:17:19 GMT

This is a Newsletter Article I wrote a few weeks back. A huge thank to Rob McFaul (Principal, Montgomery Middle) for the use of his missing arm analogy, and to Chris Wejr for his blog post “They need teaching, not punishment” which introduced me to the...(read more)

The power of a PLN!

Frank — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:14:49 GMT

At today’s staff meeting I wanted to help my staff understand the power of creating a PLN. Always trying to model what I believe in, I decided to have my PLN create the content rather than creating it myself. To this end I created a Google Doc, made it...(read more)