Withholding recess as discipline

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/04/15/withholding-recess-as-discipline-declining.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1

Why you should never use Reflection forms?

http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2015/04/18/why-you-should-never-use-reflection-forms/

Motivating Students

http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2015/03/21/how-to-motivate-unmotivated-students/

Change - Michael Fullan

This comes shared from a very good blog I follow Modern Learning HQ

Excellent read when we contemplate change and having all teachers on the journey.

http://karenmelhuishspencer.com/2015/03/12/leading-quality-change-with-michael-fullan-knowledge-seminar-series/

Twitter/ PLN = change and courage

I'll write about this later

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/11445

5 modern learning routines

http://langwitches.org/blog/2015/01/11/from-visible-thinking-routines-to-5-modern-learning-routines/

The Bank Balance and Staff Morale

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/11494

This article is very pertinent to me as I work on

1. Reports
2. TAI planning
3. Goal and focus setting for my students
4. Accelerating writers plan
5. Appraisal Connector filling in, my goodness it's a big document.
6 Next week there is a maths course. I want to go to it and am booked in.
7. Saturday is a staff call back day.

The list grows ... come on NZ support your teachers , they work hard.