Archive for February 2016
I never thought it possible, but many of our blessings are found online – SCN Encourager
Our professional associations aren’t the only ones willing to give us a boost. We’ve got blessings galore. And I’ve only been shouting out a few of them. With so many blessings in our midst, it’s my hope is that we’ll (okay… I’ll) make it a regular habit to be more aware and appreciative of them. Here are the three touchpoints I’ve covered…
Read MoreBlessing #3 brings calm and peace, knowing your tribe has your back covered. – SCN Encourager
How sweet it is to have your professional organization’s email list serve group within reach! All you gotta do is shout. And then stand back. Good ideas and advice will start rolling in like crazy. It’s amazing what a “peer to peer” network can do. And when it’s connected to a whizbang email “list serve” engine, it operates almost like an intellectual…
Read MoreWhat do you say when someone asks what you do? – SCN Encourager
School leaders and communicators are fortunate to have a speedy-kwik answer. It’s another one of our blessings. Not every career comes along with a super-dooper elevator speech, you know. Especially one that’s relevant and ready-made. So I’m tagging this as Blessing #2. Yep, that’s what it is. It can’t be #1 because it follows yesterday’s Blessing #1, which was the Super Bowl…
Read MoreThe hype, hoopla, and the hope (for us!) of Super Bowl 50 – SCN Encourager
The Super Bowl is not really about “the game,” is it? Nope. There’s something else about it that reels us in. And no, I’m not talking about the ads, either. (Oh sure, we could talk about the ads… at $5 million per 30 second spot… there’d be plenty to riff about.) But I’m talking about something else. (And…
Read MoreAt least now I know why I’m psycho (and why you probably are, too) – SCN Encourager
Take a look at this chart and then tell me I’m wrong Have you ever wondered why promoting our schools is so exhausting? This simple infographic will show you 42 reasons why. It even calls them “proofs.” Case closed. You’ll be amazed to see the wide range of considerations we all should think about in creating our various school…
Read MoreSchool Communicator or User Experience Architect? Which one are you? – SCN Encourager
Since I didn’t know what “UX” meant until last week, I guess I’m a school communicator. But UX is big, Big, BIG. It’s the acronym for user experience. And given the range of skills and talents typically demonstrated by many of the school superintendents and communicators I know, I’m convinced UX are two letters we should cozy up to. With all that…
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