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By Angela Draper
The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.
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Welcome back to The Virtual Principal! I’m your host, Dr. Angela Draper, and on this episode, we’re going to be discussing how to plan for professional development for the new school year. We’ve been going through all the topics to prep for the 2021-2022 school year and next episode we’ll be wrapping the series up with getting your systems ready, so stay tuned!
[00:39] Let’s Get Started!
[05:00] How To Make Your PD Worthwhile and Engaging
[11:36] Making the Most of Your Time with Culture Calls
[20:41] Closing Up!
Key Quotes:
“You have to tend to your staff's social-emotional needs, while you're preparing for this professional development. Remember, they are just coming off of the most chaotic, traumatizing school year known to educators at this point in history, with the pandemic, and they're trying to re-enter into a new normal.” - Dr. Angela Draper
“Everything doesn't have to be done in a face-to-face format. I think we've learned that this year.
- Dr. Angela Draper
“I'm so excited for the 2021-2022 school year. It is going to be amazing. Your professional development is going to be on point, your teachers are going to love you because you're doing an innovative thing with it, and you are going to have an amazing year.” - Dr. Angela Draper
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
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Welcome back to The Virtual Principal! My guest, Principal Chanavia Patterson, and I are continuing our series of discussions on Planning For The New School Year. Today we're talking about communication.
Chanavia Patterson is a native Detroiter that has devoted her career to serving in the educational capacity. After several successful years of teaching, Chanavia felt the urge to impact more students than the 30 that sat in her classroom. She began to shift her gift of educating not only students but also teachers. Chanavia has served her community as a teacher, coach, AP, Principal, and Director of School Quality, with the specific focus of leading with love and engaging students academically. Under her leadership, she significantly closed the achievement gap in her school within 3 years. As a result, Chanavia was named Michigan’s Principal of the Year (2017). She has been featured in Black Enterprise and Forbes for her work as a school leader.
Currently, Chanavia serves as the Chief Leadership Officer of Principal Patterson Leadership Services, serving aspiring and current school leaders. Chanavia’s goal is to help women become instructional leaders, specializing in urban school development and transformations.
[01:14] Opening Segment
[03:25] What Does Good Communication Look Like?
[07:12] Executing Communication with Teachers, Parents, and Students
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[18:31] Building a Consistent Communication Process
[22:17] Closing Up!
Key Quotes:
“We need to ensure that we are communicating our purpose, how we are going to grow our people, how we are going to chart that path and then execute our plans.” - Chanavia Patterson
“The first line of communication is identifying the difference between what's important and what's urgent.” - Chanavia Patterson
Connect with Chanavia Patterson on LinkedIn (in/chanavia-patterson), Instagram (principalpatterson), and Facebook (principalpatterson1)
Visit her website: https://principalpatterson.com
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
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Support the showOn this episode of The Virtual Principal, we are continuing our series of discussions for Planning For The New School Year. My very dear friend, Dr. Candice Bailey, and I discuss the value in preparing for interviews, preparing to communicate, the post-interview, what's important in building your culture, and what we look for.
Dr. Candice Bailey is the current principal in Guilford County Schools, North Carolina. She has been in education for 29 years. Dr. Bailey began her career as a Teacher's Assistant. Starting with teaching 4th grade students, she then transitioned into an AP position and was an AP at two High Schools in the area. She then transitioned to principalship in 2011.
Dr. Bailey enjoys working with teachers, the community, and especially the students to help them see that their lives have meaning and that anything is possible. She often encourages her staff and students to dream and imagine the possibilities of the future. Dr. Bailey lives by the quote, “I dwell in possibility.”
[01:03] Let’s Get To Know Dr. Candice Bailey
[02:17] Interviewing for the New School Year
[13:59] What Happens After the Interview?
[20:42] Closing Up!
Key Quotes:
“I look for people that really care about children. Because I can teach you the curriculum, I can teach you lots of classroom management, I can teach you how to write a lesson plan, but I cannot teach your heart how to care about children. “ - Dr. Candice Bailey
"Sometimes when you send that follow up email, you have an opportunity to give someone the gift of feedback, because if people really are honestly trying to grow, then as educators, that's what we want, we want to help launch people off into a successful path." - Dr. Candice Bailey
Connect with Dr. Candace Bailey on LinkedIn
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On this episode of The Virtual Principal, we are continuing our series of discussions for Planning For The New School Year. My guest, Erinn Cottman, and I discuss how we approach onboarding new staff so that our teachers are equipped with the tools they need for the school year.
With over 10 years of experience, Erinn Cottman has served in a variety of roles at KIPP WAYS Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, she is the Upper School Assistant Principal and coach of Social Studies & ELA. School leadership is Erinn's passion, with an emphasis on coaching and development.
She is also the owner of Erinn Cottman Teacher Development, a consulting company with a mission to champion educators while helping to create the next generation of leaders. Working with educators to help them identify their teaching superpowers and then using them to ignite the unique gifts of students is Erinn's pride. She helps educators build confidence in their craft and leverage their already present strengths to profoundly impact the education world. She's a mom of an awesome kindergartner and enjoys all things working out, with a side of brunch after!
[01:23] Erinn Cottman Tells Us About Herself and Her Background
[03:18] Onboarding New Staff and the Importance of Planning for Hiring
[17:56] Establishing School Culture In the Onboarding Process
[23:27] Closing Up!
Key Quotes:
“The first thing is to identify my two to three priorities for the school year. I start with that because that’s influencing my hiring, staffing, and who I’m looking for to bring into my building.” - Erinn Cottman
“What do I need to plan and provide for them in order to meet the bar that I have? Because it’s not fair to have a bar and not provide the professional development, the background, or the knowledge and then penalize them for not meeting the bar.” - Erinn Cottman
“Good leadership has these best practices set in place in order to make their school successful.” - Dr. Angela Draper
Connect with Erinn on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Visit her website: https://www.erinncottman.com/
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
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On this episode of The Virtual Principal, my guest Dr. Maisha Otway shares her best tips and tricks to prepare for a new school year and set up a successful school culture before school begins.
Dr. Maisha Otway is a transformational principal serving in the Atlanta metro area. She began her career in the advocacy of education in Massachusetts, served in the DMV and settled in the Atlanta metro area in 1996. Having served as a teacher and school leader in a variety of socioeconomic demographics, she has a reputable track record within the more fortunate and the neediest of schools. Dr. Otway has earned multiple honors including but not limited to 2x elementary Teacher of the Year district finalist, 2018 North East Learning Community Fulton County Public Schools Principal of the Year, and most recently 2019 recipient of the “Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things in the City of College Park.
[01:10] Dr. Maisha Otway Shares Her Background and Teaching Journey
[03:51] Planning For a Successful School Year
[10:47] Why School Culture and School Spirit are NOT The Same Thing
[22:28] Closing Up
Key Quotes:
“When we talk about planners and organization, no matter what the other pieces are, you have to be clear on how you’re going to communicate it and who is on that communication structure.” - Dr. Maisha Otway
“When we talk about school culture, the way you communicate or the methods of communication is part of that.” - Dr. Angela Draper
“If you can define your school culture in an event, then that’s not school culture.” - Dr. Maisha Otway
Connect with Dr. Maisha Otway on Instagram (@principalotway), LinkedIn, and Twitter. Email her at [email protected]
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
This season is being produced by Streamlined Podcast, making podcasting EASY FOR YOU.
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On this episode of The Virtual Principal, I talk with my guest, Chara Harris, about planning for the new school year. As we wrap up the current school year, it’s so important for us to think ahead and start planning for the 2021-2022 school year.
Chara Harris is the owner and founder of The Principal Planner. She graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and with a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics Education. She has served as a K-12 District Curriculum Specialist, Campus Instructional Coach, and Classroom Teacher and is now in Campus Administration for four years.
[00:43] Chara Harris Tells Us About Herself
[06:38] Planning For a New School Year
[11:33] The Principal Planner
[15:00] What Inspired Chara To Create The Principal Planner
[20:45] Planning Problems
[29:34] Closing Up!
Key Quotes:
“You have to know where you’re going... Even though our job can be like putting out fires all day, you still have to have a foundation.” - Chara Harris
“You can know your subject and have your pedagogy down, but if you’re not connecting with the kids, they’ve got to connect with you so that they can actually get from you.” - Chara Harris
Connect and learn more about Chara Harris by visiting her website The Principal Planner, and check her out on social media, Instagram (@theprincipalplanner), and Facebook (@theprincipalplanner).
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
This season is being produced by Streamlined Podcast, making podcasting EASY FOR YOU.
LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to advance their leadership by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes.
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Welcome back to The Virtual Podcast! We are now in season 3 and we are getting ready for the new school year, we are setting ourselves up for success and we’re going to lead with courage and love. So are you ready? Get set… Let’s lead!
[00:12] Let’s take a moment to talk about Mental Health
[09:59] What’s in store for you in season 3
Key Quotes:
“If your schedule doesn’t match up exactly with your child’s schedule, it is not the Principal or the district’s responsibility to make that happen for you. We all have to make decisions as adults as to what we need to do to get our jobs done and also take care of our family” - Dr. Angela Draper
“Rest is required. Sometimes, we forget that we are human and that we need rest.” - Dr. Angela Draper
“A plan and idea is always a starting place to plan for your mental health” - Dr. Angela Draper
To know more about me and my journey, follow me on Instagram (@thevirtualprincipal).
This season is being produced by Streamlined Podcast, making podcasting EASY FOR YOU!
LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to advance their leadership growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes.
Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VirtualPrincipa)
The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.