Erin Williamson

3 Thoughts about Leadership: 1. If you model it, your team will live it. 2. You have to share your real self to be your best self. Authenticity is essential. 3. Great leaders are selfless not selfish.

Friendships are vital. But they can't be reached by shortcut: - It takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, - An additional 40 hours to become a “real” friend, - And a total of 200 hours to become a close friend. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Principals shape school culture… as do custodians, secretaries, counselors, teachers, bookkeepers, students, librarians, paraprofessionals, maintenance technicians, SROs, nurses, registrars, etc.

This! #ButteCOE #BCOErocks

New research supports shared reading experiences “to boost language growth for English-learners.” Expert Ters use shared reading to benefit all learners. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learnin… @educationweek via @ReadByExample #litessentials #cpchat

Two teachers teach 5th graders...one teaches "5th graders," the other teaches "future professionals." Their results will be dramatically different.

Outstanding learning is built on... 1. Strong relationships (be warm) 2. High expectations (be demanding) 3. Great experiences (engage and empower) #edchat #FutureDriven

We cannot expect our students to collaborate with each other if we, as educators, are not doing it too. #innovatesd Teacher collaboration in curriculum design teams: effects, mechanisms, and conditions tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Teaching Kids to Be Grateful #edtech #stem rviv.ly/bfisP9

What if? @gcouros #cvesd @CVESD_Eastlake @EastLakeSchool @CVESDNews

Simple Advice: Enjoy the Kids bit.ly/2JYqvC3

The Most Dangerous Phrase In Education bit.ly/2AfEqkT

10 Hacks on Encouraging Your Kids to Read this Summer #sthash.QhHngUDK.yMC3ApUf.dpbs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-to-en…

Tomorrow is the beginning of another #school week - and, we all have an opportunity to share of ourselves and create educational access! #Students and their #families...the reason we serve as #educators. #leadershipmatters #teachersmatter #duallanguagerocks

In her #TEDTalk, educator @DenaSimmons shares her hope that children can feel proud of who they are and succeed as their authentic selves: ted.com/talks/dena_sim… #EduColor

PTA Elections are this Tuesday. Meeting starts at 6pm. We still do not have a candidate for Treasurer, if you know someone who can help us please send them to the meeting!