Derrick Allen

A lifelong learner working towards becoming an influential leader in the field of education.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Remember the teachers working environment is the students learning environment.

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@NelsonLRender You make a good point, culture and climate are a direct reflection of the principal. The highly successful principals have excellent culture and climate reviews and have efficient staffs that empower the students. In football terms, the principal is the quarterback. #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@w_jankovic You make a great point, principals are supposed to set the tone for each academic year. PDs that are immediately helpful to the teachers should be prioritized heading into preplanning. Promoting leadership to those you believe in can help a principal as well. #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@CatieSimpson47 I agree with your point, a good principal has a reliable admin team to help navigate the principal's decisions to create the favorable conditions for schools to thrive in. It's definitely a team effort but you need a quality leader making the decisions.#GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

In #HowPrincipalsAffectStudentsAndSchools it is discussed that if a district could only invest in one adult's performance then it should be used to invest in the principal. A highly effective principal can have a profound impact on a school's student achievement. #GSUEdLead

[Ronald B. Maxwell Jr., Ed.D @RonaldBMaxwell]

#LearnLeverageLead

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

As #Ramadan begins, these tips can help school communities support students who are observing.

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

From school leaders, to teachers, to parents - READ THIS 🙌twice ❤️

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@YGB1906 You bring up a great point. Principals focused on absences are focused on processes/systems. Principals focused on student achievement are focused on the greatest resource schools have to positively impact students' lives...teachers. #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@NelsonLRender You make a great point. It lands bigger and bigger when you realize the principal hires the teacher that makes a big impact, the coach that builds great relationships, the custodian that keeps the bathrooms tidy. Principals affect everything! #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

In How Principals Affect Students & Schools, the principal's impact is 1) mostly indirect towards student achievement, 2) impacts on factors that create conditions for students to learn, and 3) the timing of effects makes it hard to specifically track accurately. #GSUEdLead

[edutopia @edutopia]

This English teacher said no to AI. Now she shows students how to use it responsibly: https://t.co/bcUbrNKBv2

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

This

[Kathryn Greene @MsGreeneEdu]

One of my favorite new student activity templates on @diffitapp is this Moment in Time Activity.

See a full example here: https://t.co/O3PQPca428

Make your own for any topic at https://t.co/Bd9cjL72cB

[Todd Whitaker @ToddWhitaker]

Truth.

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@CatieSimpson47 You are so right, I believe retention is the #1 priority for principals today. The mission and vision cannot advance if you have low-performing or underqualified teachers. #GSUEdLead

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

Leadership 🙌

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@FeldwoodCST Principals do have an MVP-like effect on the school. Their decisions affect the whole school. One teacher can impact their subject area, the department, and the students in front of them. Principals' decisions impact the whole school. Good and bad decisions. #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

@3rdwithUnger You make a great point, the numbers suggest principals who want to get hired should be more ethnically/racially diverse. I think principals have less experience due to the massive personnel loss during/after Covid. Some are having to learn the job on the fly. #GSUEdLead

[Derrick Allen @CoachAllen1975]

In How Principals Affect Students & Schools, principals have to develop an "equity lens" to address rise in ML populations, should be more racially/ethnically diverse and have to be well versed in eval processes to give meaningful feedback to retain good teachers. #GSUEdLead