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We are Listening, but Do We Hear Them?
For many of our students, the realities are that many adults listen to them but do not hear them. Their perspectives, words, hopes, fears, and concerns often get chalked up as "kids being kids." As adults and people with positional power, we can foster and create spaces where students can be heard. It begins with the belief…
Learn MoreAWSP News for October 23, 2020
In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss our “How To Be “ALL IN” As an Inclusive Leader" webinar series, AWSL's Fall Conference where over 4000 students and school leaders have already registered, creating a Principal’s Advisory Council to build relationships with kids, our Cispus Forever Campaign, our former Learning Center Director Marty Fortin and…
Learn MoreSix-Foot Relationships
Rolling up in front of Liberty High School in Spangle, Washington was not like the traditional experience of which I was accustomed. For decades, if you pulled into any typical high school parking lot, you’d find cars parked everywhere and a busy scene filled with students moving about socializing in small groups. Not today. It…
Learn More“I’ve Never Been Called Exceptional Before.”
Every now and then, a conversation with a student becomes profound and life-changing. A conversation where you leave the conversation a different person than when you entered. Where students teach you a lesson that you never knew you needed to hear. That sums up a conversation I had with a student this week.
Learn MoreDifficult Decisions and a Call to Action in These Challenging Times
We are clearly in some of the most challenging times of our careers. And, quite frankly, you probably never envisioned leading your school in and through these circumstances. We hear you. AWSP has been supporting school leaders since 1972 and continues to make the necessary changes to provide the relevant, timely, and personalized support you…
Learn MoreWEBINAR: How To Be “ALL IN” as an Inclusive Leader
Our Principals Month celebration continues with a special surprise: We’re offering a brand-new workshop on inclusion absolutely FREE to AWSP members. How to be 'ALL IN' as an Inclusive Leader is a 5-part series with international film-maker Dan Habib.
Learn More“We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat.” AWSL Virtual Fall Conference is on track to break records!
Every fall, the Association of Washington Student Leaders holds a Fall Leadership Conference. With obvious travel restrictions and complexities at the beginning of the school year, we decided to shift our conference course.
Learn MoreOutside Is In: Grow Outside
Picture it: The buses roll into the learning center and kids begin to pile out of the buses with luggage in hand. Surrounded by trees and fresh air, each student knows they are about to take on the outdoors. They're in a place where no one has an advantage, only a fresh start to explore…
Learn MoreAWSP News for October 9, 2020
In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss National Principals Month, a brand-new workshop on inclusion absolutely FREE to AWSP members, our “Lead Out Loud” series for Assistant Principals, our WELL Summit (Women Leading and Learning), our Stay Smart Network, AWSL’s Fall Conference, a message from former Governor Christine Gregoire, our brand new AWSP Leadership…
Learn MoreHow Principals & Teacher Librarians Can Strategically Collaborate
Check out this new resource, share it with your teacher-librarian, and begin a conversation about how you can work as a team to impact student learning: Let's Talk: A Conversation Starter to Help Future Ready Librarians Build Collaborative Relationships.
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