Leadership is magnified in crisis. What you do is seen by staff, community, & higher ups. Here are 4 tips:
1) Concern for your staff. Check on them personally
2) Focus on big picture. micromanaging staff work is NOT big picture
3) Empathy
4) Communicate quality> quantity
Districts, remember your teachers arenβt immune to this crisis either. Please show them the same kindness, support, patience, understanding, and love that you are expecting them to show their students and their families.
I love the districts who are putting teachers first. They are not micromanaging them. Trusting them to reach out to their students & letting them take care of their own families first & checking in on their health. These districts rock & your teachers love you for it & so do I!
With the demands & expectations put on teachers right now, my fear is there will be an even higher attrition rate which could put a tremendous strain on education near year. Districts please make sure youβre supporting your teachers properly along with realistic expectations.
My kindergartener loves @gregtangmathβs How Many game! Here sheβs working on Level 2! Thankful for people like Greg Tang who have worked tirelessly over the years to put out so many FREE and QUALITY resources! #boombaby#makemathhappen@BISD_k5mathlady
Ever touched an Olympic gold medal? Some very lucky students at @BISD_HoustonSC have. Thx to gold-medal winning diver @Lala_the_diver@LauraWilkinson for talking to students about her diving experience today & helping them learn a few diving moves! https://t.co/5eonpDt1WG
Ms. Armagost from @BryanISD used a defibrillator & saved a teacher's life after she collapsed. This story left us wondering if YOU know #WhereIsYourAED? Take a picture w/your school's AED & post it using #WhereIsYourAED hashtag, you could win an Amazon gift card! #LifeIsWhy
Thankful for the quick actions of Meredith Armagost, Henderson Elementary nurse, who helped save a life. Thanks to @theeagle for the excellent article. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Alex Bryant and her family. @legg_danielle https://t.co/DJ33pedsIo