What’s the goal? In my mind, it has always been & will always be college & career readiness. If the traditional curriculum & the traditional pedagogy don’t support quality postsecondary outcomes, then throw them out the window 🪟

If you’re in a room with a bunch of smart people & you believe that you’re the smartest person there, you’re probably wrong. If you’re actually the smartest person in the room, get the heck out of there. #SmartPeople

Passion is cyclical. ♻️ Passion leads to better outcomes. Better outcomes lead to passion. #PassionateLeadership #SchoolLeadership a.co/d/gSzE0QL

Great leaders build credibility for themselves & others. They’re naturally honest & skillful with candor. People trust them. Average leaders often lose credibility over time by not always meaning what they say or saying what they mean. #GoForGreat #Leadership

When the leader doesn’t provide clarity & direction, ambiguity ensues. Ambiguity breeds overwhelm. Overwhelm creates frustration & burnout. #Leadership

Every student deserves to graduate with a viable postsecondary plan. The only way for the plan to be viable is if they start working on it way earlier than high school...exploring options as early as kindergarten. #Postsecondary #CareerReady #CollegePlanning

When there’s no accountability system for the leader, the organization can quickly become chaotic. #Leadership

Don't miss #FocusED Episode 84: Finding Your Blind Spots with Hedreich Nichols Hedreich Nichols #SchoolLeadership Joseph Jones rss.com/podcasts/focus…

People are fulfilled by their work not when they feel liked but when they feel respected. #Leadership

If I could pick one instructional strategy for teachers to use with frequency and precision, it would be the jigsaw. Over-and-over. Better-and-better. #Teaching #Learning #InstructionalLeadership

All weak leaders have one thing in common—they don’t trust anyone. Because they don’t extend trust to others, everyone withholds trust from them. Eventually, culture suffers and the organization fails. It’s a pretty simple recipe. #SchoolLeadership

It's a simple, destructive cycle: Lack of trust from the top poisons the culture, breeds suspicion, and eventually leads to organizational failure. Trust isn't earned; it's extended first. 🎯

Are you running the school or is the school running you? It's officially Launch Day for Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders! Pick up your copy today: a.co/d/bmnmiYW Please share! Dr. Brian G. Ricca Sydney Amy Brennan

Join us virtually to listen in on the conversation between Joseph Jones and T.J. Vari, co-hosts of the FocusED podcast, Drs. Michael Lubelfeld and Brad Johnson. RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/3Pg34qy

🎙 #ThrowbackThursday #FocusED w/ Patrice Bain the science of learning. 💡 Retrieval 💡 Spacing 💡 Interleaving 💡 Feedback-driven metacognition We remember best when we pull info from students, not just push it to them. T.J. Vari shorturl.at/Ml9Mk #Education #Teaching

The speed at which we roll out tech in schools can make or break its use and sustainability in the long term. #EdTech edutopia.org/article/implem…

After coaching 100s of principals 1:1, the clearest step forward for becoming an instructional leader is to learn how to manage their day so that urgent doesn’t eclipse important. Can’t wait to help more school leaders master their day-to-day to reach their vision.

🎙️ New #FocusED live today at 5 p.m. EST! We’re talking with Dr. Michael Lubelfeld—superintendent, thought leader, and co-author of Leading Tomorrow’s School for Today—about leading learning, elevating voices, and inspiring change. Register: lnkd.in/e4F3QweX T.J. Vari

We cannot rewrite the past, but we can write the future.

I never met a great principal who wasn't also a solid instructional leader. #SchoolLeadership #InstructionalLeadership