Tag Archives: core values

Building Resiliency: June

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

In January I began a deep dive in Elena Aguilar’s Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators and the accompanying workbook. I hope to share some of my reflections as I build daily habits to strength my own resilience and support … Continue reading →

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What are your core values?

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

Last weekend I was attending my monthly ACSA Superintendent’s Academy class and one of our class speakers was Holly McClurg, the Superintendent of Del Mar Union School District.  She took us through a core values activity. In fact, she took … Continue reading →

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Blog Word Cloud 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

What matters to you? How is that visible to others? How do you communicate your most important values and beliefs? In the past, I have generated a word cloud from my blog’s URL to see what words I use most … Continue reading →

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Learning to Lead: A Self-Reflective Survey

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

I’ve read the book Learning Leadership by Kouzes and Posner twice now – once on my own and again as part of a book study with all the principals in my district. With each new reading, I take away a … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Another Year of Blogging

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Amy's Reflections

I tend to reflect on my blogging life twice a year – in July, when the anniversary of when I started this blog arrives, and in December, as all of the end of the year lists and notes come around. … Continue reading →

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Revisiting My Core Values

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Amy's Reflections

A year ago I explored my core values with an activity by author Elena Aguilar. I wrote about the experience here. My three core values, based on that activity were: Equity Making a difference Trust This weekend I participated in … Continue reading →

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Core Values

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

The Art of Coaching, by Elena Aguilar, is one of my favorite professional books. I have professed my respect for the work multiple times here on the blog. This month I finally began to read Aguilar’s newest book, The Art … Continue reading →

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