As I child, I looked forward to the class valentine’s party. I passed out valentines to my classmates, ate pink cupcakes, and chewed candy hearts with messages like, “Be Mine.” This month, I am going to share some of the things I love about education. I hope you find a wealth of resources that will support your professional learning goals. Feel free to reply to this blog and share a few resources you love. Share the Love in February!

Articles

1. Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap in Leadership
By Surinder Kahai

2. Occupy the Present Moment
By Susan Deitzel

3. How To Turn Your Team Around in Six Stages
Leadership Now: LeadingBlog

4. Six Traits of Extraordinary Achievers
By Mark Sanborn

5. Improving Relationships Within the Schoolhouse
By Roland Barth

Blogs

1. The Tempered Radical – Bill Ferriter

2. Langwitches – Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano

3. David Culberhouse

4. Granted, but…. – Grant Wiggins

5. Cool Cat Teacher Blog – Vicki Davis

Books

1. The 360 Degree Leader
By John Maxwell

2. Schooling by Design: Mission, Action and Achievement
By Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

3. The Six Secrets of Change
By Michael Fullan

4. Understanding by Design
By Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

5. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
By Patrick Lencioni

Chats

1. #atplc
All Things PLC

2. #satchat
Saturday Morning Chat

3. #edchat
Education Chat

4. #sschat
Social Studies Chat

5. #cpchat
Connected Principals Chat

Tools

1. LiveBinders

2. Symbaloo

3. Pocket

4. Tweet Deck

5. Vizify

Videos

1. Adding Value to People
John Maxwell

2. 4 C’s of a Great Team Member
Mark Sanborn

3. What is Creative Leadership?
Center for Creative Leadership

4. Great Leaders Grow
Ken Blanchard Companies

5. What is 21st Century Education?
Smithsonian Student Travel

Websites

1. ASCD EDge

2. Tony Wagner: Change Leadership

3. Solution Tree Reproducibles

4. Ted Talks about Education

5. The Digigogy Collaborative