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8 Ways Principals Can Make Time for Teachers to Collaborate
By Andrew Hawk One of the best ways to ensure the success of a school is collaboration among teachers. Collaboration promotes a school’s curriculum being followed with fidelity and provides all students in the school similar learning experiences even though … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators
Tagged Administrators, collaboration, principals, teacher professional development
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Substitute Teacher Shortage: The Dos and Don’ts for Supervising Classrooms
By Andrew Hawk I attended a corporation seminar for aspiring administrators when I started my college preparation program. The superintendent was leading the seminar, and on one occasion, he invited various administrators from our corporation to speak to us about … Continue reading
8 Things to Consider When Reassessing Your School’s COVID-19 Protocols
By Andrew Hawk Right now, many people throughout the world are battling pandemic fatigue. This term, once unknown to most humans, is now plastered across headlines and used in news broadcasts on a regular basis. The result is an urgency … Continue reading
9 Ideas for School Leaders to Set a Clear Vision for the Year Ahead
By Andrew Hawk This summer has passed faster than any that I can remember. It is already almost time for staff and students to return to school for what we all hope will be a year that is easier than … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Elementary Angle
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, leadership, new school year
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