Cultivating Relationships in a Time of Social Distancing at School

Guest Post for We Video https://www.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/cultivating-relationships-in-a-time-of-social-distancing-at-school *This is an edited guest post written by Bobbie French, an educational leader, presenter and writer who participated in the WeVideo Leadership Roundtable. The three most important words in education: Relationships, relationships, relationships. Now more than ever, during these times of virtual learning and teaching from a distance, it’s so important that we are intentional about building those relationships. We know it’s much easier to…
November 23, 2020Posted inRelationships

Lead with Optimism

Most people say that I am happy and bubbly. The girl that always has a smile on her face.  I would say that I am an optimist, a glass is half full type of person.  Is your glass half full or half empty? I’m the one that will be glad we got rain- either because we needed it (currently in a drought in my area) or because a rainy day can…
August 26, 2020Posted inLeadership, Relationships

It’s OK to Feel

Every once in a while, I wake up and realize that I’m currently living in the middle of history in the making. We can embrace this reality and be part of it or we can complain and ignore it.  Even though we are a few months out from the initial shut down, I still feel the fear, anxiety and uncertainty I did in March. I turned 50 on March 14th and…
August 6, 2020Posted inConnections, Feelings, Relationships

The New Normal

Lunch Distribution- Rain, Shine, Snow, or Cold I don’t know why they call it the “New Normal” because there is nothing normal about it.  It’s hard to believe it’s only been 4 days since school closed and I saw my students last.  I know as educators there have been times when we’ve thought “I wish I had a snow day, another day of vacation or a surprise day off” – well…
March 23, 2020Posted inCOVID-19, Feelings, Leadership