Influence of #ncadmin cont.

Our first #ncadmin chat of 2013, "Practical Strategies for Discipline", was highly-attended with participants across the United States.  As a result, the hashtag was "trending":

Screenshot from January 9th, 2013 c/o my iPad

For those of us involved in the creation and promotion of #ncadmin, this feat was monumental and an outstanding way to begin 2013.

Our next #ncadmin chat is this Wednesday, January 23rd, at 8 pm: "Strategies for Building Strong School/District Teams."

Please plan on joining us!

See related blog post: Influence of #ncadmin

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Influence of #ncadmin

It started with a list on Twitter.  

I thought it would be beneficial to create a Twitter list of School Administrators to help connect school leaders across the state of North Carolina.  Therefore, I created the list @CSmithGoBlue/NCADMIN.  I began actively seeking out administrators in the Tar Heel state by following other school administrators and requesting others to be sent my way.  More importantly, my Professional Learning Network (PLN) became expanding with other leaders in the state.

Then came the hashtag.

Summer PD and A Side of Formula

During the end of the year meeting with my teachers, I discussed how important this summer was going to be for every educator, not just in my school, county, or even North Carolina, but across the nation.  The implementation of the new Common Core curriculum standards in Math, Science, and Language Arts, combined with our Essential Standards for other subjects required time spent individually and collaboratively in preparation for the upcoming school year.