My thoughts on teaching young minds with purpose and passion! Monday, August 3, 2015. A few short weeks, and it will be time. Time for schedules, lessons, organizing, preparing, decorating, planning. and so on! But most importantly, it will be time for building relationships, both old and new. So, we spent a lot of time with literature.

Views are my own and evolve with personal reflections as a Middle School Principal and former Director of Special Education, K-12. Saturday, August 15, 2015. Back to School Pep Talk. Many of them have already been in to prepare classrooms, finish up summer curriculum, and provide input into some district committee work. Earlier this summer, I read an awesome piece by Kari Kampakis.

Reflections on Life as a Middle School Principal. July 3, 2015 1 Comment. I checked my step counter, and I walked an average of 12,000 steps every day, and I only got lost in the enormity of the Penn Convention Center once. Needless to say, my calves would like a vacation. How? These are my people! And his teachers as they talked about 10 years of educ.

So, What Have You Learned This Summer? Today Was a Good Day. Follow THE WRIGHT STUFF on WordPress. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Scot Wright Daily is out! I have so many new paths to travel this year because of my amazing PLN on Twitter.

MotivatED - Stories of Teaching and Learning. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Planning, Organizing and Prioritizing. So as I reflect on the past school year, here are some of the things that I am taking away. Try something that scares you a little bit. Look for the positives in each day, and thank the Lord for those blessings. When facing the trials that are sure to come, bring them to the foot of the Cross. There will be difficult days.

Sunday, August 16, 2015. The First Two Days of School. We started school last Thursday. I love starting school that way. I dared and I did. No syllabus today and not again tomorrow. It may be Monday at the earliest. I led an activity with staff.

Thoughts, discussions, questions, and reflections of an Educator in Kansas. These thoughts are of my own. Monday, July 13, 2015. I am so fortunate to have a job that allows me sometime off in the summer to spend with my kids.

Ramblings from a Middle School Teacher. Sunday, August 2, 2015. The start of a new year - breaking the ice. Tomorrow is the official start of the 2015-2016 school year. Right now, at this unique moment, anything is possible this year - all goals are within our grasp. With the right mindset, the potential is astounding. 1 A copy goes up on the bulletin board in the front of the room. After all, in our homes we keep pictures of our family, my schoo.

Thoughts about education from a veteran school principal. All views and opinions are solely the views of the writer and are not endorsed by the Gouverneur Central School District. On July 31, 2015. What is Your Moral Purpose? Why do you do what you do in education? I have been fortunate to be accepted as a fellow in the New York State Council Of School Superintendents. During our second day, our speaker, Bob Reidy.

Essential Reflections of a Middle School Principal. Monday, January 9, 2017. Jay Posick, Principal of Merton Intermediate School in Wisconsin, and. Dennis Schug, Principal of Hampton Bays Middle School in New York are fortunate to. On a personal note, thank you Coach Posick, for your friendship and for being a role model in middle level leadership. How did each of us come to be coaches? Why is coaching important to us? In the classroom, I felt surrounded by these moments, surging pockets of success.