Blog - Melinda S. Miller

Teacher Appreciation Week YouTube Playlist

Let's celebrate teachers with these inspiring videos! ... Read More about Teacher Appreciation Week YouTube Playlist

Padlet & End of the Year Survival for Teachers and Students

My staff generated some ideas for the end of the year today using Padlet. Originally I was going to use post-it notes and post on a piece of chart paper in the workroom. Nope, decided to make it techy! Here's how it went: I created the Padlet and set it to post as a "stream" instead of "free form" under settings. Wrote the link on the whiteboard or they could scan the QR on my computer ... Read More about Padlet & End of the Year Survival for Teachers and Students

Music Playlist for School Intercom

"I've got the music in me....." well not really but I can pick some sweet songs for the intercom at school. A group of principals and I have been sharing some songs to play over the intercom in the mornings at school. (Or any time of day if you like.) There really is a song for every occasion..... Here is my list of songs and the occasions or ideas I would play these: I Will Survive - Teacher ... Read More about Music Playlist for School Intercom

Staff Easter Egg Hunt Idea

Easter egg hunts are for kids/adults of all ages! Below is a post from my staff memo about this time last year. I may have shared this last year but it's pretty timely with Easter right around the corner. And now for the Easter Egg Hunt: This idea is from a Springfield principal. This is just a fun faculty activity so we will see how it goes. I think I thought of everything but you ... Read More about Staff Easter Egg Hunt Idea

The Mobile Principal’s Office

All credit to @collinspartyof5 for this fantastic idea! And be warned.....your staff will get great enjoyment teasing you about your new "mode of transportation." But all kidding aside....... this has really been one of the greater productivity/time management purchases of my principal-ship. More than anything it was about becoming genuinely mobile. I liked to think I was mobile but I ... Read More about The Mobile Principal’s Office

Too Much Parent Communication???

Are we sending too many emails from school? Today was the 3rd time I heard someone say, "I get so many emails from my child's school I can't keep track." In this case the parent has a student at multiple schools in the district. Well good grief! Your "darned" if you do and "darned" if you don't. (School appropriate language.) Even after sending all the emails we still hear, "I didn't know it was ... Read More about Too Much Parent Communication???