Maryellen Griffin

FEELING UNCERTAIN – HOW TO LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE The pursuit of happiness – as an end in itself – is a disappointing dead end. Self-centered living is momentarily fulfilling. The pursuit of happiness is like chasing the horizon. bit.ly/3lmSigZ #leadership

It’s good when administrators assume that teachers want to be excellent in their job. It’s good when teachers assume that their students want to succeed in school. High expectations usually help others become the best version of themselves.

When conflict motivates self-reflection and change, it’s a good thing. #leadership #management #LFreakquote

‘Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is the work of childhood.’ - Mr. Fred Rogers

Wrote this 4 years ago. Seems appropriate to dust it off now... Help Wanted - US Secretary of Education teacherslifeforme.blogspot.com/2017/01/help-w…

Complaining is like throwing up. Afterwards you feel better but then everyone around you feels sick.

1 min reflection from my run... the “Too Much of NOT ENOUGH!” narrative has to STOP! WE are ENOUGH & we must work together to SUPPORT & BUILD EACH OTHER UP during this crazy time! #HackingLeadership #HackLearning #satchat #edchat #LeadUpChat #LeadLAP #NYEDChat #G2Great #PIAChat

A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other." -- Simon Sinek #SusanColton #EdChat

Mondays are a great day to focus on what we GET TO do instead of what we HAVE TO do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.

How you react to people who’ve done you wrong says a great deal about your character. While we cannot control the actions of others, we can control how we choose to respond. So respond with integrity.

Today let’s: 1. Attack this day with enthusiasm 2. Stay positive 3. Be thankful 4. Learn, improve, grow 5. Be a blessing to others 6. Replace HAVE TO with GET TO 7. Focus on Solutions 8. Control the controlables 9. Let go of things you can’t control 10. Be your best

@happycampergirl Charter or contract?

Hey, #kinderchat #elemchat- you know the thing we all do, at the start of a year, where we co-create our class rules/expectations/values with our students? What do you CALL that document/poster/whatever? I need some examples other than "Class Rules."

@reneegargano @pnwboces @marcbrackett @rulerapproach Excellent job today at the RULER implementation conference. Thank you!

Yale's Rebecca Rubin artfully walks 100 elem teachers through the robust RULER online platform of resources focusing on helping children feel safe during this unusual time; acknowledging trauma and challenges facing families. Impactful! @pnwboces @marcbrackett @rulerapproach

@ToddWhitaker Your webinar was inspiring today. Thank you! Stay healthy!

What an awesome group! Scary picture below!

Sometimes it's good to step back and think about the big picture... Sketchnote by @sylviaduckworth

LEADERS! 1 year ago...but the message remains the same. If your 1st meeting in 2020 starts with “I read this book over break...” I hope you know where the exit is or how to duck. NEW IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work #ImpactTheNarrative #HackingLeadership

Are you reading aloud to your students? Your answer matters.

It is Friday GIF Day :) A student sees you outside of school in the community. In GIF form, how do you react? Go!

@TheEllenShow What a great message to deliver Ellen! Thank you!

Yes, that was me at the Cowboys game with George W. Bush over the weekend. Here’s the whole story.