A Monday Moanin in August 2014, what could be better? For many of you the 2014-15 school year will begin in a few short weeks. As a result , you are probably in the planning stages of your opening staff meeting. Around fifteen years ago I attended a week long training on William Glasser’s Choice […]
Happy Monday Moanin to all of you. This past Thursday over 100 educators attended the Hickey Group Planning Summit 2014. It was inspiring being in the same room with such a committed group of school leaders and teams. Over the course of the day, teams from 9 different school districts and 25 different schools were […]
Welcome to another Summer 2014 Monday Moanin. For educators in Michigan another school year will begin in a few weeks. This is a perfect time to just ask some questions regarding education. Please consider reflecting on a few of them and see if they may serve as a prompt for your summer planning and work. Here goes:
Happy end of July 2014 Monday Moanin to all of you. Later this week, I will be welcoming over 100 educators from the Tri-County area of Detroit to the 3rd Annual Hickey Leadership Group Planning Summit. Please enjoy this archived blog from July 2013. The content is still relevant and I continue to focus on […]
Happy Monday Moanin to all of you wonderful educators and people. I am returning from a week of family vacation in beautiful northern Michigan. I have been reflecting all weekend trying to come up with something to write that will be motivational and helpful to leaders regarding my time away. Here is the brilliant idea […]
Happy July 2014 Monday Moanin to all of you. Since the end of the school year several colleagues have asked me for a recommendation for a book to read this summer. During this past school year, I conducted coaching sessions with several building administrators. Many meetings took place in their offices.
Happy Monday Moanin to all of you on this beautiful late June, 2014. After a long and challenging school year it is important to recharge and get some rest. Enjoy some quality family time and have your share of fun. After a few weeks of rest and renewal it is time to get to work. […]
Happy Monday Moanin June 2014 to all of you. Once again I have returned from our families annual camping trip. It takes a lot to plan and pull off a successful camping trip with 3 families and lots of moving parts. Sounds like what it takes to be a quality, productive organization. Enjoy this archived […]
Please enjoy this archived blog from June of 2012. Happy Fathers Day! My dad passed away in 1991 and I miss him very much. I think of him everyday and as I get older his influence continues to grow on me. An area that I never focused on until this morning ,was his influence on […]
Welcome to another June 2014 Monday Moanin. For many of you this may be the final week with students for this school year. As I was preparing to write this week, I had an interesting discussion with my wife about best practice and effective teaching. She has taught for 28 years and we usually enjoy […]