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Its a Culture Builder, Not a Selfie Stick
We had our #OpenHouse Thursday night and it was a rousing success! After some heavy promotion and incredible preparation from an incredible staff [#GoBulldogs], we enjoyed a packed gymnasium, full halls and lots of smiles! We had two separate events – one special open house for 6th graders and a separate one for 7th/8th. Both […]
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#edcampldr NC – Connecting, Growing, Leading
Friday July 10, 2015 was a day of great change and innovative learning for school administrators and school leaders in North Carolina. #edcampldr came to Raliegh, North Carolina. While this was not the first #edcamp hosted in North Carolina it was the first to target school leaders, primarily school administrators. Most of the audience […]
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Connecting and Influence
One of my graduate school professors shared an insight that has stayed with me for after almost 15 years later: Students are the reason we have schools; Teachers are the most important people in the school building; Principals are the most influential people in the building. As a teacher in program at the time and […]
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A Connected Educator Should Run Twitter
This recent article on Vox.com caught my eye about the CEO of Twitter – Twitter’s CEO is stepping down. Here’s why the company’s in trouble. It was an interesting read about popular social media site. I was drawn to it because Twitter makes me think of connected educators and our learning experiences. Twitter is how […]
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Growth is about the Journey #ModelSchools
I speak often, and proudly, about the amazing job my school does is serving a very needy population. As a family, our school rallies together to making small and big differences in the lives of the students and family in the Spring Lake Middle community. Part of the significant issues we work around are high number […]
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Using Infographics in Our Schools
I love infographics. I make a point to share an interesting infographic to my PLN everyday. As far as I’m concerned, there isn’t a better way to share lots of information in a more concise and interesting display. Its robust and eye-catching. Steven Weber, @curriculumblog, an active member of my PLN, shared this newly created infographic […]
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Derek L. McCoy 