Principal Pete Johnson
@principalpete.bsky.social
6th year school administrator. Lifelong learner. Sometime Pitmaster. Amateur traveler. Swung a golf club once.
Seven year spinal tumor survivor.
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Seven year spinal tumor survivor.
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From James Clear’s 3-2-1 newsletter …. So true!
High standards, firm vision, and clear expectations are good for schools, but illogical rigidity is not!
#EduSky
High standards, firm vision, and clear expectations are good for schools, but illogical rigidity is not!
#EduSky
February 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
From James Clear’s 3-2-1 newsletter …. So true!
High standards, firm vision, and clear expectations are good for schools, but illogical rigidity is not!
#EduSky
High standards, firm vision, and clear expectations are good for schools, but illogical rigidity is not!
#EduSky
I’m three episodes into Coach K’s #MasterClass on #leadership. The big take away so far:
1. Start from defining your values.
2. Then, define collective values.
3. Our values breed our culture.
#EduSky
1. Start from defining your values.
2. Then, define collective values.
3. Our values breed our culture.
#EduSky
January 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I’m three episodes into Coach K’s #MasterClass on #leadership. The big take away so far:
1. Start from defining your values.
2. Then, define collective values.
3. Our values breed our culture.
#EduSky
1. Start from defining your values.
2. Then, define collective values.
3. Our values breed our culture.
#EduSky
Engaged learners are generally meeting expectations, on task, and participating.
The problem becomes when we, as the teachers, act as if that is the same as being truly engaged.
General compliance is necessary but not sufficient.
#EduSky
The problem becomes when we, as the teachers, act as if that is the same as being truly engaged.
General compliance is necessary but not sufficient.
#EduSky
January 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Engaged learners are generally meeting expectations, on task, and participating.
The problem becomes when we, as the teachers, act as if that is the same as being truly engaged.
General compliance is necessary but not sufficient.
#EduSky
The problem becomes when we, as the teachers, act as if that is the same as being truly engaged.
General compliance is necessary but not sufficient.
#EduSky
After having spent the past four days watching our custodial team move mountains of snow, I have only one question …
… how do the Inuit do it?
#EduSky
… how do the Inuit do it?
#EduSky
January 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
After having spent the past four days watching our custodial team move mountains of snow, I have only one question …
… how do the Inuit do it?
#EduSky
… how do the Inuit do it?
#EduSky
I don’t think engaging students requires an extroverted, MC type teacher.
An introverted teacher can still engage students through:
• Warmth and positivity
• Facilitating quality discussions
• Empowering students to lead the classroom
• Genuine care and enthusiasm for student success
#EduSky
An introverted teacher can still engage students through:
• Warmth and positivity
• Facilitating quality discussions
• Empowering students to lead the classroom
• Genuine care and enthusiasm for student success
#EduSky
January 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I don’t think engaging students requires an extroverted, MC type teacher.
An introverted teacher can still engage students through:
• Warmth and positivity
• Facilitating quality discussions
• Empowering students to lead the classroom
• Genuine care and enthusiasm for student success
#EduSky
An introverted teacher can still engage students through:
• Warmth and positivity
• Facilitating quality discussions
• Empowering students to lead the classroom
• Genuine care and enthusiasm for student success
#EduSky
Volume isn’t the indicator of engagement or disengagement.
A noisy classroom can be disengaged. A quiet classroom can be disengaged.
Instead, aim for the appropriate volume for the instructional goals of your lesson and activities. Model, practice, affirm. Rinse and repeat!
#EduSky
A noisy classroom can be disengaged. A quiet classroom can be disengaged.
Instead, aim for the appropriate volume for the instructional goals of your lesson and activities. Model, practice, affirm. Rinse and repeat!
#EduSky
January 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Volume isn’t the indicator of engagement or disengagement.
A noisy classroom can be disengaged. A quiet classroom can be disengaged.
Instead, aim for the appropriate volume for the instructional goals of your lesson and activities. Model, practice, affirm. Rinse and repeat!
#EduSky
A noisy classroom can be disengaged. A quiet classroom can be disengaged.
Instead, aim for the appropriate volume for the instructional goals of your lesson and activities. Model, practice, affirm. Rinse and repeat!
#EduSky
January 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Back to school on Monday! It’s been a great break, feeling rested and recharged and ready to go!
Some goals:
•Presence in classrooms with abundant empowering feedback
•Protecting time to finish old things, vs. continually piling on new things
•Continued focus on “hopeful urgency”
#EduSky
Some goals:
•Presence in classrooms with abundant empowering feedback
•Protecting time to finish old things, vs. continually piling on new things
•Continued focus on “hopeful urgency”
#EduSky
January 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Back to school on Monday! It’s been a great break, feeling rested and recharged and ready to go!
Some goals:
•Presence in classrooms with abundant empowering feedback
•Protecting time to finish old things, vs. continually piling on new things
•Continued focus on “hopeful urgency”
#EduSky
Some goals:
•Presence in classrooms with abundant empowering feedback
•Protecting time to finish old things, vs. continually piling on new things
•Continued focus on “hopeful urgency”
#EduSky
January 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In 2024, I:
•Went to Europe and Lake Tahoe for the first time
•Finished my first year as a building principal
•Hiked Rocky Mtn NP
•Found the #EduSky community
Looking forward to a great 2025!
•Went to Europe and Lake Tahoe for the first time
•Finished my first year as a building principal
•Hiked Rocky Mtn NP
•Found the #EduSky community
Looking forward to a great 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 7:08 PM
In 2024, I:
•Went to Europe and Lake Tahoe for the first time
•Finished my first year as a building principal
•Hiked Rocky Mtn NP
•Found the #EduSky community
Looking forward to a great 2025!
•Went to Europe and Lake Tahoe for the first time
•Finished my first year as a building principal
•Hiked Rocky Mtn NP
•Found the #EduSky community
Looking forward to a great 2025!
I’m 💯 convinced that, done well, purposeful partnering and grouping of students of students is critical to engaging students.
It makes all students:
•Think
•Talk
•Explore
•Try things
It also ensures the quiet ones or those who need processing time have it.
#EduSky
It makes all students:
•Think
•Talk
•Explore
•Try things
It also ensures the quiet ones or those who need processing time have it.
#EduSky
December 30, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I’m 💯 convinced that, done well, purposeful partnering and grouping of students of students is critical to engaging students.
It makes all students:
•Think
•Talk
•Explore
•Try things
It also ensures the quiet ones or those who need processing time have it.
#EduSky
It makes all students:
•Think
•Talk
•Explore
•Try things
It also ensures the quiet ones or those who need processing time have it.
#EduSky
Foster a growth mindset in your classroom or school.
Celebrate effort and progress, not just correct answers. The journey needs to be just as important as the destination!
#EduSky
Celebrate effort and progress, not just correct answers. The journey needs to be just as important as the destination!
#EduSky
December 29, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Foster a growth mindset in your classroom or school.
Celebrate effort and progress, not just correct answers. The journey needs to be just as important as the destination!
#EduSky
Celebrate effort and progress, not just correct answers. The journey needs to be just as important as the destination!
#EduSky
A question I often ponder. What is student engagement, really?
•Can a student be on task and complaint but disengaged?
•Can a class be safe and calm, but disengaged?
•Can a student be happy, but disengaged?
I think the answer to all of them is “yes.”
So what is engagement, really? #EduSky
•Can a student be on task and complaint but disengaged?
•Can a class be safe and calm, but disengaged?
•Can a student be happy, but disengaged?
I think the answer to all of them is “yes.”
So what is engagement, really? #EduSky
December 28, 2024 at 3:39 PM
A question I often ponder. What is student engagement, really?
•Can a student be on task and complaint but disengaged?
•Can a class be safe and calm, but disengaged?
•Can a student be happy, but disengaged?
I think the answer to all of them is “yes.”
So what is engagement, really? #EduSky
•Can a student be on task and complaint but disengaged?
•Can a class be safe and calm, but disengaged?
•Can a student be happy, but disengaged?
I think the answer to all of them is “yes.”
So what is engagement, really? #EduSky
‘Twas a steak kind of night!
December 28, 2024 at 2:41 AM
‘Twas a steak kind of night!
The return-from-Winter Break in January is a great opportunity to set new precedents and try new things in the classroom.
For leaders, this can apply to the school as a whole.
School leaders - what are resetting in January?
#EduSky
For leaders, this can apply to the school as a whole.
School leaders - what are resetting in January?
#EduSky
December 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The return-from-Winter Break in January is a great opportunity to set new precedents and try new things in the classroom.
For leaders, this can apply to the school as a whole.
School leaders - what are resetting in January?
#EduSky
For leaders, this can apply to the school as a whole.
School leaders - what are resetting in January?
#EduSky
We adopted this fella from a foster agency.
THEY adopted him from some folks who found him and his litter in a Rubbermade container.
He could’ve died on the side of a road. And yet we get to love him his entire life.
The world is awful sometimes. But it can be beautiful too.
#DogsofBlueSky
THEY adopted him from some folks who found him and his litter in a Rubbermade container.
He could’ve died on the side of a road. And yet we get to love him his entire life.
The world is awful sometimes. But it can be beautiful too.
#DogsofBlueSky
December 27, 2024 at 7:45 AM
We adopted this fella from a foster agency.
THEY adopted him from some folks who found him and his litter in a Rubbermade container.
He could’ve died on the side of a road. And yet we get to love him his entire life.
The world is awful sometimes. But it can be beautiful too.
#DogsofBlueSky
THEY adopted him from some folks who found him and his litter in a Rubbermade container.
He could’ve died on the side of a road. And yet we get to love him his entire life.
The world is awful sometimes. But it can be beautiful too.
#DogsofBlueSky
Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it! 🎄
And for those of you who don’t, I hope you and your loved ones are spending quality time together during this holiday season!
#EduSky
And for those of you who don’t, I hope you and your loved ones are spending quality time together during this holiday season!
#EduSky
December 25, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it! 🎄
And for those of you who don’t, I hope you and your loved ones are spending quality time together during this holiday season!
#EduSky
And for those of you who don’t, I hope you and your loved ones are spending quality time together during this holiday season!
#EduSky
Like many educators, I tend to pile appointments into those scheduled longer breaks.
And I’m not gonna lie, a dental trip in the midst of a candy and sugar heavy holiday is a cheat code.
#EduSky
And I’m not gonna lie, a dental trip in the midst of a candy and sugar heavy holiday is a cheat code.
#EduSky
December 24, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Like many educators, I tend to pile appointments into those scheduled longer breaks.
And I’m not gonna lie, a dental trip in the midst of a candy and sugar heavy holiday is a cheat code.
#EduSky
And I’m not gonna lie, a dental trip in the midst of a candy and sugar heavy holiday is a cheat code.
#EduSky
Reposted by Principal Pete Johnson
Teachers: TURN OFF YOUR ALARMS!!
December 22, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Teachers: TURN OFF YOUR ALARMS!!
There’s definitely something therapeutic about shutting off that morning alarm the night before…
…except when you have a dog, who is convinced he IS the alarm, thank you very much.
#EduSky #DogsofBlueSky
…except when you have a dog, who is convinced he IS the alarm, thank you very much.
#EduSky #DogsofBlueSky
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
There’s definitely something therapeutic about shutting off that morning alarm the night before…
…except when you have a dog, who is convinced he IS the alarm, thank you very much.
#EduSky #DogsofBlueSky
…except when you have a dog, who is convinced he IS the alarm, thank you very much.
#EduSky #DogsofBlueSky
A note to all #EduSky school leaders:
If you agree to being whipped cream pied in the face, bring a full change of clothes. FULL!
Also, you will smell sugar and stale milk for awhile afterwards. Prepare accordingly.
If you agree to being whipped cream pied in the face, bring a full change of clothes. FULL!
Also, you will smell sugar and stale milk for awhile afterwards. Prepare accordingly.
December 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A note to all #EduSky school leaders:
If you agree to being whipped cream pied in the face, bring a full change of clothes. FULL!
Also, you will smell sugar and stale milk for awhile afterwards. Prepare accordingly.
If you agree to being whipped cream pied in the face, bring a full change of clothes. FULL!
Also, you will smell sugar and stale milk for awhile afterwards. Prepare accordingly.
In what world do Peter and Kate McAllister avoid a Children’s Division call?
They straight up forgot their 8 year old and flew to Europe, such that said 8 year old had to FIGHT OFF ARMED INTRUDERS? And only survived bc an old neighbor was proficient with a shovel.
#EduSky #HomeAlone
They straight up forgot their 8 year old and flew to Europe, such that said 8 year old had to FIGHT OFF ARMED INTRUDERS? And only survived bc an old neighbor was proficient with a shovel.
#EduSky #HomeAlone
December 21, 2024 at 3:51 AM
In what world do Peter and Kate McAllister avoid a Children’s Division call?
They straight up forgot their 8 year old and flew to Europe, such that said 8 year old had to FIGHT OFF ARMED INTRUDERS? And only survived bc an old neighbor was proficient with a shovel.
#EduSky #HomeAlone
They straight up forgot their 8 year old and flew to Europe, such that said 8 year old had to FIGHT OFF ARMED INTRUDERS? And only survived bc an old neighbor was proficient with a shovel.
#EduSky #HomeAlone