Everyday this week, I am celebrating teachers and all the things that make them special!
5️⃣Day 5: As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, let's reflect on the profound impact teachers have on shaping the future. Thank you for your dedication, passion, and unwavering…

Everyday this week, I am celebrating teachers and all the things that make them special!
4️⃣Day 4: In a world full of uncertainties, teachers provide steady guidance, support, and encouragement to help their students navigate through challenges. They listen, connect, support, &…

If you continue to be as interested in this topic as I am and the ideas of Jonathan Haidt's book 'The Anxious Generation', a worthy, albeit long, listen below. I happen to be a mobile phone holdout for my own children, but candidly I often stand alone. I'm not sure that I am doing…

As I complete another trip around the sun today, I am reminded of this perfect quote from a 1991 classic—Fried Green Tomatoes.
We race to grow up and once we do we wonder how we can slow it all down.
So for today I am grateful.
For my privilege.
My opportunity.
Our community.
And…

Everyday this week, I am celebrating teachers and all the things that make them special!
3️⃣Day 3: Teachers are the pillars of knowledge, sharing wisdom and shaping minds. They never stop learning so that they can deliver exactly what kids need. New curriculum, new technology,…

I was able to stop by the Expressions Young Athletes Celebration with FCPSAdaptedPE. The level of engagement, staff commitment, and energy of our students was incredible. Thank you to all staff involved in bringing this event together! FCPS-MD Dr. Jennifer C. Bingman

Emotion regulation is not about controlling what you feel. It's about choosing how you respond.

Wise people don't suppress emotion. They find constructive ways to express it.

Intense feelings don't always demand immediate reactions. They often benefit from deep reflection.

Everyday this week, I am celebrating teachers and all the things that make them special!
2️⃣ Day 2: Passion drives our teachers to create engaging lessons, spark curiosity, and instill a love for learning in their students. They create joy & interest in the classroom and we're…

Everyday this week, I am celebrating teachers and all the things that make them special!
1️⃣ Day 1: Today, let's celebrate the dedication of teachers who go above and beyond to inspire their students every day. Thank you for your unwavering commitment!
You are dedicated to your…

New Post: 5 Levels of Engagement for Professional Learning (FREE reflection tool included!)

Read here: allysonapsey.com/2024/05/03/5-l…

#WhatMakesAGreatPrincipal #LeadingTheWholeTeacher #LeadwithCollaboration George Couros

Have you ever quietly quit?
Shown up and withdrawn at the same time?
Have you seen this happen in others?
Noticing who has stopped talking & whose passionate advocacy has waned is important.
Check in with yourself.
Check in with others.
Look for ways to speak up & out.
Reconnect…

When there are big decisions to be made—hard ones and complex ones—it’s easy to try and slow down or halt any actions, especially when you aren’t confident in the outcome or confront resistance.
At the same time, whatever you are not changing you are choosing—all choices have…

One of the most dynamic, complex, heart fueled, and important work I’ve ever done was as a school principal.
It was heavy, happy, hard, and essential.
To this day, I still think, feel, & lead like a principal.
What you do matters!
I know so many outstanding principals— may…

A quick check-in.
How many of these do you say in a month?
A week?
A day?
Make a commitment to speak these phrases easily and often.
It communicates a value to your team about what they bring and your belief in their work.
Sometimes just slowing down enough to ask makes all the…

I am loving this post for all the obvious reasons😎—what a great testament to the role a Chief of Staff plays and why our work matters! 💙

If you know, you know. 😎

We all know what tomorrow is. 😂🤣

If our kids witness bullying, they must do at least one of these three things. For more on how to help kids manage conflict and bullying, tune into Episode 166 of the asklisapodcast: “My kid is being bullied. What should I do?” here loom.ly/TvTzTt8