As June ends and July begins, most school and district leaders are spending a lot of time interviewing candidates for teaching positions....

Today’s Tip: Take the Tech Challenge A Google search for the benefits of taking a vacation from tech turns up 1.5 billion results. The...

Today’s Tip: Consider Expanding TimeTrack Users Many SAM teams elect to invite other leaders in their school to do TimeTrack each day....

June 6, 2022 Today’s Tip: Using Sociograms to strengthen connections We are pleased to share a new series of videos featuring SAM ...

May 31, 2022 Today’s Tip: Try a few exit interviews with students Last week we shared how SAM leaders can conduct exit interviews with...

Today’s Tip: Do More Than Thank Your First Responders Your FirstResponders® likely decrease the times you are pulled away from events...

Today’s Tip: Congratulate SAM Principal Heather Buckley. Iowa’s Elementary Principal of the year is Heather Buckley, Cardinal ES. I...

Today’s Tip: Review the new Performance Rubrics In May and June each year Time Change Coaches work with SAM teams to complete a...

Today’s Tip: Take a look at the breakout sessions from the last annual national SAM conference: Maximizing the SAM Process Utilizing the...

Today’s Tip: Visit the new SAM websites. Congratulations to Jim Mercer. He has finished the new NSIP websites. You can access the home...

Today’s Tip: Consider who most needs your help. The SAM process asks you to consider each day how you can positively impact teaching and...

Today’s Tip: Accept this, the fourth of eight invitations, to see keynote clips and breakout sessions in HD from the January 2022...

Today’s Tip: Consider where you are spending your instructional time. Most school leaders spend more time in meetings than any other...

Today’s Tip: This is a GREAT week to be in the GREEN. St. Patrick’s Day is Thursday. It takes more than luck, though, to be in GREEN. ...

Today’s Tip: You Matter. You are needed. You are valued. Hear what six leaders want you to know today: Please feel free to share this...

Today’s Tip: Revisit your Target Descriptors When you started the SAM process you selected three target descriptors…three things you...

Today’s Tip: Try Behavioral Activation Feeling stuck? The press of the work, the weight of the responsibility and the seemingly endless...

Most SAM teams access data and charts about their work with individual teachers by going to the Dashboard. There are two faster an easier...

Today’s Tip: Use Your TimeTrack Data Many SAM teams are completing annual evaluations for teachers and support staff in February. The...

Today’s Tip: National SAM Conference this Week The 15th Annual National SAM Conference starts Thursday with three all-day sessions...