DeAnna Miller, Ed.S.

Assistant Principal, Learner, Teacher, Mother, Wife, Avid Reader, Thinker

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: Sustaining a Leadership Mindset in the AP Role. #edutwitter #edleaders #apchat #educoach

Where do assistant principals turn when they need to bolster their leadership identity in one of education’s toughest jobs? AP DeAnna Miller shares her answer.

https://t.co/bNbWrRqM3k

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

#leadered @PrincipalKafele @Larryferlazzo @ascd @tcea @edutopia ##LeadLAP
#VirtualAPLeadershipAcademy #k12leaders #warmdemanders #satchat

[Learning Forward @LearningForward]

"If we let good ideas and successful efforts stay in their own boxes in their own communities, their impact is powerful but limited. But when we share them, we build on each other’s lessons and we all climb higher." - @SuzanneBouffard https://t.co/FMAgMLGCf9

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

My latest blog on how ensuring we fill our own cups helps us pour into others'.

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: ATE Meeting Renews Hope for School Leader.
#mschat #middleschool #ATEjax2023 @AMLE @al_bpc

DeAnna Miller's participation in a national conference after a long personal learning drought energized her & gave her hope for the future of public schools.

https://t.co/aky0TpHaPv

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Building relationships doesn't just help with behavior in the classroom, but students also work harder for teachers they like and respect. Relationships before rigor.

[Michele Hill @HillMrispo]

What’s your self mantra? @ASCD #ASCD23 @micheleborba #selftalk

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Introverts drain too fast. That's why they don't connect with everybody. They want to, but they need time. To observe. To assess. To trust. To dive deep and connect right. They're not closed off, they just want someone that matters. That feels true to their soul. That's all.

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: 3 Admin Moves Will Help Grow Mutual Respect. #mschat #leadered @AMLE @NAESP #edutwitter

If school leaders (1) offer meaningful feedback; (2) are highly visible; and (3) aren’t led astray by the Good Idea Fairy, they won’t be among “those who can’t.”

https://t.co/LTIaJY6IAS

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

My latest blog. Good communication helps all relationships thrive! Thank you @middleweb for this continued opportunity!

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

#edleadership @NAESP #middleschool @DMiller0502 #alpartners #LeadLAP #satchat @E_Sheninger @al_bpc #edadmin #suptchat #educoach @PrincipalKafele

[Tim Smyth @historycomics]

During parent conferences, I kept talking about books and importance of reading. Want to be a better writer? Read. Want to be a better reader? Read. Want to be empathetic? Read. Want to increase vocab? Read. This is my hill to die on. Create a community of readers

[Jim Knight 🇺🇦 @jimknight99]

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering--Margaret Wheatley, Turning to One Another

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

I love doing this!

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

@RyanDonlan @middleweb @AMLE @PrincipalKafele @SolutionTree @ASCD @NAESP @NASSP @ToddWhitaker @petermconsult @danpeo82 @ISUEDLR @ISU_BCOE @stevegruenert Thank you so much. Your book is a great tool for both new and veteran APs. It provides great insight into how we can be both managers and instructional leaders at our schools.

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: Adolescent Brains Need Compassionate Discipline. #mschat #SEL #educoach @AMLE @ASCD #G2Great

Showing compassion & managing our behavior can help our students recognize their own emotions & regulate themselves, writes SEL consultant Marilee Sprenger.

https://t.co/MEfa8SEgpB

[Evan Robb @ERobbPrincipal]

If a student turns something in late, it doesn’t mean the student has less understanding of the content, assignments turned in on time doesn’t mean the student knows the content more.

If a student learns should be more important than “when.”

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

PSA: 📣

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

My latest blog! So happy to have a forum to post my professional writing. 😊 Thank you @middleweb for this continued opportunity!

[MiddleWeb @middleweb]

NEW: No One Taught Us How to Be Assistant Principals. #mschat #educoach #edleaderhip #LeadLAP #apchat

Ed leadership classes are great for the principalship. Not so much for the assistant job. AP DeAnna Miller turned to insightful authors for her own PD.

https://t.co/AEMMbRBlwb

[DeAnna Miller, Ed.S. @DMiller0502]

I always had one in my classroom and now keep a small one in my office for students who just need a quiet spot to calm down.

[Julia E. Torres (MAEd., MA, MLIS) @juliaerin80]

Classroom libraries can and do exist alongside school libraries. It doesn't have to be one or the other! #weleaded #libcollab

[Sydney Jensen @sydneycjensen]

New teachers, keep an eye out for red flags as you connect with colleagues:

🚩Brags about yelling at students
🚩“I don’t give out A’s in MY class”
🚩Rolls their eyes at everything the principal says
🚩Instantly wants to give you negative intel about your roster

What else?

[Phyllis Fagell, LCPC @Pfagell]

I tell kids to "curate their critics": to create a list of 4 to 5 people they respect who also understand them & root for them. If someone on that list offers feedback, they should take it to heart. Otherwise, others' opinions should not alter their self-concept or their actions.