Transformative Principal Starting Small Going Big with Derek Rhodenizer Transformative Principal 153
Derek Rhodenizer (Twitter Web site) is a principal in Ottawa Canada. He is also the host of the eduthoughts podcast.
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Whiteboard by the table
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Legowall 4’x3’ the video
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Modeling as administrators.
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Giving ownership of the office to other people models giving ownership of the classroom to the students.
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Audio/visual recording studio.
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Weekly updates, drawing
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Teaching parents to read with their kids.
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Empower parents to ask questions.
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Sometimes you have to jump and start building your wings on the way down.
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Start small.
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What am I good at? Start there.
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What can you do to be a transformative principal? Go into the hallway and give kids high fives! You don’t need a reason to give a high five!
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