Are you following my new blog?

I've got a couple of new posts on my new blog. You won't find them here anymore. Please make sure you've followed me over to my new place at http://www.principalj.net/

Tips for Formal Observations

I have a new post on Tips for Formal Observations, but you'll have to go to my new blog to read it: http://www.principalj.net/tips-for-formal-observations/

If you haven't already done so, please change your email subscription, feedly account, or RSS reader to my new blog site www.principalj.net so I don't "lose" you as a reader.

Moving out (my blog that is)

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I have maintained this blog for over four years. In that time I have shared 128 blog posts and have received a great deal of valued support from my readers. The time has come for me to move out (from Blogger) and get a "place" of my own. Please follow my new blog at www.principalj.net. I have copy/pasted all of my posts from here to the site, but I am still working on the layout/design of it. I will likely cross-post my next few posts before being completely done with this blog to make sure I don't lose any readers.  If you are a "subscribe via email" reader, I am still working on figuring out that feature on my new blog site.
If you have a suggestion for my new site, please feel free to let me know by commenting on a post on my new blog.

Don't Bench Coaching

If you don't read ASCD's Edcuational Leadership, then I highly recommend that you start. The current summer edition is filled with great articles, as it always is. There is an article by Christina Steinbacher-Reed and Elizabeth Powers titled Don't Bench Coaching as a result of the numerous budget cuts that often mean cutting coaches (which is a HUGE loss). Their article gives a great plug for the weekly #educoach chat so I just had to share a link in my blog for others to be led to this great article: Don't Bench Coaching.