The Changing Role of the Principal by Eric Olsen https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0 CASE Winter Leadership Pre-Conference en-us 2018-01-19 22:09:58 UTC 2025-10-08 20:56:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Welcome to our roundtable discussion! ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/222965331 As we settle in, please choose 1 video to watch or article to read to prepare for our conversation. Think about connections to your practice as a principal. ]]> 2018-01-19 22:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/222965331 Quick Video ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/222965891 2018-01-19 22:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/222965891 ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/223770337 2018-01-23 14:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/223770337 ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/223776186 2018-01-23 14:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/223776186 What Makes or Break a Principal? ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226159216 2018-01-30 16:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226159216 An ASCD Study Guide - You're the Principal! Now What? ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226159675 2018-01-30 16:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226159675 Principals As Chief Culture Officers: Five (Not Always Easy) Steps ericolseneo https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226239207 2018-01-30 18:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226239207 You have to live it mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226809502 In order to fully understand the Principal role, you need to live and apply and learn 

]]> 2018-01-31 20:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226809502 The Role has Changed mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226810172 In the past 7 years, we are expected to be an Instructional Leader (vs. manager)]]> 2018-01-31 20:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226810172 Hats mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226810640 You have to wear 'em, and there are a lot of them.]]> 2018-01-31 20:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226810640 Leadership is Hard mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226816978 To paraphrase President Bush, being a Principal is Hard]]> 2018-01-31 21:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226816978 Culture Matters mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226824404 We are the keepers of how things feel. ]]> 2018-01-31 21:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226824404 We just keep Adding mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226824848 How many balls can we juggle and still keep them in the air.  

]]> 2018-01-31 21:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226824848 Relationships mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226826398 We are constantly making them, tending to them, evolving them, keeping them and using them

If we don't have good relationships with our people we can't get anywhere.  ]]> 2018-01-31 21:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226826398 Who do we work for? mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226827552 Students, Families, District, School Board, Facets within a district, vendors, Teachers, teams of teachers.  There is a pull...

How are we sense makers

]]> 2018-01-31 21:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226827552 Bridge and a Buffer mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226827915 2018-01-31 21:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226827915 Know your priorities and stick with 'em mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226828100 Can be a Jack of all trades and master of none.  Or pick a thing and give it your all.  

]]> 2018-01-31 21:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226828100 Know your things mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226828661 and be good at them]]> 2018-01-31 21:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226828661 Do they know the 5 mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226829826 Keep your list of priorities to a handful.  Make sure your teachers (your people) know them and use it to filter and focus.  ]]> 2018-01-31 21:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226829826 Culture eats strategy for Breakfast mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226835666 What is your Breakfast of Champions? 

]]> 2018-01-31 22:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226835666 They will never forget the way you made them feel mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226836068 We create the feel of our building]]> 2018-01-31 22:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226836068 Accountability mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226836535 It keeps piling on, everyone is responsible for everything. Am I measuring up? ]]> 2018-01-31 22:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226836535 Building Consensus mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226837118 We have to grow 80+ % of people believing in it and getting them moving in the "right" direction ]]> 2018-01-31 22:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226837118 As Leaders mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226838146 WE have to buy in and support what the "WE" decided through consensus.  

]]> 2018-01-31 22:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226838146 Do unto others mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226838786 What we do with and for our teachers is what they then turn around and do (or don't do) with their students.  ]]> 2018-01-31 22:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226838786 Leaders mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226841722 We need to own our defeats and distance ourselves from the victories. ]]> 2018-01-31 22:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226841722 Active Listening mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226845466 Don't confuse my active listening as agreement.

]]> 2018-01-31 23:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226845466 Job Description mitchell_forsberg https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226845907 We are asking our Principals to walk on water.]]> 2018-01-31 23:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226845907 Instructional leadership is and should be an obsession https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226878400 2018-02-01 02:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ericolseneo/w9jkbaqo4dj0/wish/226878400