Planning Professional Development that Makes an Impact Each year about this time school and district leaders around the country are beginning, or finalizing, their professional…
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Planning Professional Development that Makes an Impact Each year about this time school and district leaders around the country are beginning, or finalizing, their professional…
Continue reading Professional Development Planning with Purpose
Have you ever had one of those moments when what you thought you had asked for and what you actually got were two different things?…
How can I support my people now? This is one of the most common questions I have heard from principals and superintendents during the course…
Hey Leaders – STOP SOLVING THEIR PROBLEMS!! Yep, you read that right – stop solving their problems. I know what you’re thinking, Darrin has lost…
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As I have traveled around the country this year, a few common themes have come out in the wake of the pandemic related to schools.…
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She looked at me as if I had another arm growing out of my forehead. “Why on earth would you want to do THAT?” she…
I stood backstage, pacing…What exactly is it that I’ve gotten myself into? I had launched myself into this new career – had I really thought…
Every day we are presented with opportunities to react one way or another. On a recent trip to Nevada, I had just one of those…
For many years, my daughter has pushed on me to watch the tv show “The Office” with her. She loves the program but the few…
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Over the past several months, education has been under attack from many different directions. Headlines are filled with stories about inaccurate beliefs of what is…