CPR: Providing a Lifeline for Principals Through 21st Centur

Continuous Improvement

Focus on Improvement and PS-12 Alignment

Classroom Data Centers

Blogging

Strategic

Plans

SMART Goals

Progress Data

Data Folders

Students track individual progress

Individual goals set (aligned to classroom goals) (which are aligned to building goals)

Building Data Centers

Strategic Plans

My chance to reflect, connect, and share my personal/professional story:

http://danielpbutler.blogspot.com/

Who is going to read this?

When do you have time?

Progress Toward Building Goals

http://tinyurl.com/ozxoghf

Control the Message

We have the tools at our disposal to control the message and tell our stories.

"Never hesitate to share something great about your school."

Google Forms/Spreadsheets/Apps

Thank You

@danpbutler

dan.butler@wdbqschools.org

danpbutler

danielpbutler.blogspot.com

Classroom Walkthrough Form

• http://tinyurl.com/mcrkvx2

Walkthrough Data

• http://tinyurl.com/lvwz9pq

Remind

Remind Impact

• Participation in EE PTO has tripled since 2011-2012

• EE Walk-a-Thon Event earned more than $11,000 (last year's event = $3,500)

• More money = more resources = increased student learning (we hope)

A Quick Poll...

Take two minutes to reflect

on uses of Remind

Please take out your cell phones:

http://tinyurl.com/y96xsxl

How it Works

PBIS Incident Reports

What's Next w/ Google?

Staff Workspace Website

• One place for all info
• A work in progress
• http://tinyurl.com/lqdtelm

Sample Form

• http://tinyurl.com/k36ppvk
• (#3 on your handout)

Sample Data

• http://tinyurl.com/lgcs5vh

Incident Report Form

• http://tinyurl.com/pz5hxa7

Incident Report Data

• http://tinyurl.com/luwzuuh

http://tinyurl.com/ppzyxtg

Reflection/Discussion

Get up from your seats and find someone to discuss:

• What did you see that could enhance your current system?

• What other thoughts do you have related to Google Forms/Spreadsheets?

Friday Focus

#1 on your handout

Remind Features

• Free mass text messaging service

• Schedule messages to be sent at later time or date

• Send to multiple groups of people

Weekly Staff Newsletter

• Clear, concise, instructional focus
• One of the best tools I have used
• Shared with:
• All staff
• District administrators
• Central Office
• School Board
• Tweeted out weekly

• Examples: http://tinyurl.com/mqfqrm8

RtI Planning

Created Collectively on Twitter

Twitter

2013-2014 PD Informed by Twitter

Twitter: School Benefit

• Where we went wrong

• Our story (http://tinyurl.com/nwrh95y)

• Control the positive

• Celebrations/Achievements

• Parent/family resources

• Emergency Updates

Take two minutes to reflect

on uses of Twitter

The Most Powerful Professional Development

Individual Benefits

• Anytime professional development
• Connection w/ powerful educators and authors
• Resource sharing and collaboration
• Ashton Kutcher and Shaq

#IAedchat and Storify

• The Interview (http://tinyurl.com/mqhw8wp)
• Sundays at 8:00 AM AND 8:00 PM
• Weekly edchat schedule:

(http://tinyurl.com/cesvdun)

My Story

Principal of Two Elementary Buildings

• 80 staff members
• 2 of everything
• Communication, consistency, and transparency

My Essential Daily Tools

• Remind
• You Tube
• Twitter
• Google forms/spreadsheets/apps
• Data Centers/Continuous Improvement
• School websites
• Friday Focus
• Blog

Intended Outcome

Leaders will understand how social media and other communication tools have been utilized to enhance communication, improve public relations, while fostering positive relationships within the school environment.

A Quick Poll...

Please take out your cell phones:

http://tinyurl.com/y96xsxl

CPR: Providing a Lifeline for Principals Through 21st Century Communication and Public Relations

Daniel P. Butler

@danpbutler