Top Tweets From the Week of January 25, 2015

A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter users.  If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us.  To let you see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of January 25, 2015.

1. We applaud innovation, and for good reason, but it's important to remember the fundamentals of good teaching are universal and unchanging. (By @DavidGeurin)

2. Hutto Superintendent, Doug Killian: I struggle with the idea that the Party of Lincoln would propose vouchers. I struggle with that idea. (By @edwonkkimmy)

3. Train. Watch. Talk. Adjust. Repeat. (By @CabidaCain)

4. Visioning and transforming an organization cannot be delegated or abdicated. Lead your school! (By @brandyjbaker)

5. Overheard an administrator share the Fundamental 5 (ByCain & Laird) with fellow administrators during a discussion about rigor. Book in hand! (By @DrJerryRBurkett)

6. "Nothing kills problem solving and hope faster than focusing on the things with which we have NO control." (By @BethHouf)

7. School vouchers are a gated community subsidy marketed as a barrio benefit. Bait and switch. (By @LYSNation)

8. Vouchers are public tax dollars used to subsidize private and religious schools. So... Why vouchers? (By @RHYTexas)

9. Quote about Sean Cain: "That guy is a jewel. His book (The Fundamental 5 by Cain & Laird) has made a difference in our school." (By @DrJerryRBurkett)

10. Excited to share that I'm presenting again at the NAESP National Conference this Summer! (By @LYSNation)

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Upcoming Presentations: TMSA Winter Conference; ASCD Annual Conference; TASSP Summer Conference (Multiple Presentations); TEPSA Summer Conference (Multiple Presentations); NAESP National Conference 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

A Meeting of the LYS Minds

The possibility of having a meeting of the LYS minds was mentioned recently on the blog. Since then, there has been considerable positive response. Not enough for a big conference, but definitely enough for a meet and greet with the chance to network with like-minded educators. Before I reveal what we are thinking, here are a couple of your comments on the idea.

“Sean, I would be glad to attend such a meeting. I think it is always helpful to share ideas and support each other in this tough job we do.”

“Count me in and I will bring some friends along as well!”

“My district is in for such an event. Colleagues need to meet and share how things are going. It's always nice to know that so many of the LYS Nation are working for students. That's our business and our calling.”

And,

“I would be interested even though I am not a member of the LYS Nation, although I'd love to be! I am a first year AP who follows your blog thanks to the suggestion of my former principal.”

For those of you who don’t know, as an entity, LYS is a huge supporter of our professional organizations, such as NAESP, NASSP, AASA, ASCD and all of their state affiliates. E. Don Brown is a former president of both the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Bob Brezina is a former president of the Texas Association of School Administrators and is the current President of the United States Academic Decathlon. So we think it is only natural to invite the LYS Nation to visit us at our booth at the NASSP Conference in Phoenix on March 11 - 14. But we also plan to host an informal LYS reception in Austin, Texas during the TASSP and TEPSA conferences this summer. I’ll post more details as we firm up the plan. The LYS Nation has spoken so we will make this happen.

As for the reader who is concerned that he or she is not a member of the LYS Nation, I propose the following citizenship test.

1. You read the blog on a regular basis.

2. You agree with at least 25% of what we discuss.

3. You disagree with at least 10% of what we discuss.

4. You recognize that as a profession, an organization, a classroom and as an individual, we are no where near meeting our potential and have a passion to chase that potential down.

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...