Transformative Principal

Kim Marshall is the founder of the Marshall Memo and Jenn David-Lang is the founder of the Main Idea. We talk about their new book, “The Best of the Marshall Memo,” As a principal I rarely had time to read in a thoughtful way. Why write a book about the Marshall Memo. Articles not organized. Professional development ideas. Educational journals have theme issues. How to take the next step from the learning to the doing. Practical article about how to have conversations - Don’t email criticism Watching a teacher who made a grammatical mistake. It’s going to be in the principal’s hands. One strategy, what do you notice? Why have a conversation about the grammatical error? Are there reasons why you should talk with this teacher? She was miseducating the kids. We couldn’t let that go by. Has the leader created a culture of feedback? Getting into classrooms enough that you see the bigger picture. Teachers need to be appreciated. Real time coaching vs after-the-event feedback. Routine for principals to take over th