There are those that don’t understand the power of reflective observation.  They mistakenly believe that there is nothing to learn after a few cursory visits to a classroom.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, the most important key to building insight and deeper understanding about teaching and learning is to engage in a steady volume of daily classroom observation.  What we have learned over the past ten years is that after about every 300 classroom observations, the observer will notice, discern, and/or learn something new… something that was previously hidden. It is the “Eureka” moment, and there is nothing else like it in instructional leadership.

In this pursuit, there is the PowerWalks Legendary Leadership Badge that is earned every 300th PowerWalks Observation. The following instructional leaders earned the Legendary Leadership Badge for the 2016/2017 school year!

Three Badges Susan Finkle: May 2017; February 2017; November 2016 Margaret Havard: May 2017; February 2017; January 2017 Janie Snyder: May 2017; March 2017; February 2017

GayLynn Holt: April 2017; March 2017; February 2017 Jillian Howard: April 2017; April 2017; January 2017 Edward Husk: April 2017; April 2017; February 2017 Patti Ward: April 2017; January 2017; October 2016

Tom Jaggard: February 2017; January 2017; November 2016

Two Badges Glenda Henry: May 2017; January 2017 Blake Maxwell: May 2017, December 2016 Steve Sherrouse: May 2017; February 2017 Lisa Weaver: May 2017; February 2017

Kenneth Bryant: April 2017; November 2016 Shele Coburn: April 2017; February 2017 E. Cormier: April 2017; December 2016 Tonya Cummings: April 2017; February 2017 Lisa Fain: April 2017; December 2016 James Kisner: April 2016, December 2016 Kevin Odea: April 2017; December 2016 Patsy Sanchez: April 2017; December 2016 Sheila Stephens: April 2017; February 2017

Monta Bonham: March 2017; November 2016 Kenneth Bryant: March 2017; February 2017 Sean Cain: March 2017; January 2017 Sheila Ochoa: March 2017; February 2017 Denise Poland: March 2017; February 2017 Robert Urbanowiez: March 2017; February 2017 Jacinda Waldrip: March 2017; December 2016 Tamika Washington: March 2017; February 2017

Michelle Casas: February 2017; November 2016 Christopher Collins: February 2017; November 2016 Pattie Myers: February 2017; Fall 2016 Christina Spears: February 2017; November 2016 John Speck: February 2017; October 2016 Nassrin Spencer: February 2017; Fall 2016

Donna Price: January 2017; November 2016

One Badge Ashley Boothe: May 2017 Layne Dickens: May 2017 Roberto Gonzales: May 2017 Juan Gonzalez: May 2017 Valerie Hairston: May 2017 Iris Jimenez: May 2017 Stephanie Kayser: May 2017

Leslie Ackman: April 2017 Joanne Anguiano: April 2017 Stephanie Bard: April 2017 Edith Carrillo: April 2017 Sarah Castillo: April 2017 Amy Crippen: April 2017 Brandon Enos: April 2017 Joyce Freddie: April 2017 Donny Hearne: April 2017 Marie Hernandez: April 2017 Derieco Irvin: April 2017 Wiley Johnson: April 2017 Todd Jones: April 2017 Laura Juarez: April 2017 Kelli Maikell: April 2017 Tera Marburgh: April 2017 Kimberly Martin: April 2017 Gilbert Martinez: April 2017 Brian Meers: April 2017 Donisha Miller: April 2017 Marilisa Moore: April 2017 Nicole Newsome: April 2017 Brian Odom: April 2017 David Pena: April 2017 David Pierson: April 2017 Ivan Ramirez: April 2017 Earl Sanchez: April 2017 Jessica Shugart: April 2017 Mindy Sides: April 2017 Charles Simmons: April 2017 Jordan Thiem: April 2017 Josh Tovar: April 2017 Kae Walker: April 2017

Stacey Baughn- Hunt: March 2017 Marissa Bell: March 2017 Rose Maria Chavez-Avedician: March 2017 Nancy Delosa: March 2017 Amanda Gordon: March 2017 Doris Graves: March 2017 Genevieve Harris: March 2017 Mike Laird: March 2017 Jenny Morris: March 2017 Angie Quinn: March 2017 Thomas Redlinger: March 2017 Lorena Sandoval: March 2017 Jesse Teran: March 2017 Tara Thompson: March 2017 Grisel Wallace: March 2017 Dennis Williams: March 2017 Sarah Williams: March 2017

U. Alvey: February 2017 Pete Armstrong: February 2017 Glenn Barnes: February 2017 Courtney Berry: February 2017 Lorie Bratcher: February 2017 Norma Briseno: February 2017 Carla Butler: February 2017 Stella Chen: February 2017 Brandon Cobb: February 2017 Denise Collins: February 2017 DeDe Conaway: February 2017 Linda Cox: February 2017 Larry Crabb: February 2017 Tami Davis: February 2017 Remy Godfrey: February 2017 Jeff Groseclose: February 2017 Naomi Esparza: February 2017 Greg Hatch: February 2017 Karen Ivy: February 2017 Caleb Jackson: February 2017 Roshon Jackson: February 2017 Paige Johnson: February 2017 Chris Johnstone: February 2017 Van LeJeune: February 2017 Erica Lewis: February 2017 Valerie Luckett: February 2017 Stephen McCanless: February 2017 Daniel McKee: February 2017 Kimberly McKnight: February 2017 Alejandro Olvera: February 2017 Rebecca Osborne: February 2017 Robin Rice: February 2017 Scott Rogers: February 2017 Dawn Roy: February 2017 Chesta Scheider: February 2017 Rebecca Smith: February 2017 Jan Spears: February 2017 Cheryl Sterrett: February 2017 Rose Tran: February 2017 Bridgett Valenzuela: February 2017 Monica Waggoner: February 2017 Tom Weed: February 2017

Benita Allard: January 2017 Destiny Barrera: January 2017 Derrick Brown: January 2017 Jennie Currin: January 2017 Linda Ernwine: January 2017 Ranae Lane: January 2017 Amanda Lisso: January 2017 Cortney Lucas: January 2017 Gina Reuter: January 2017 Ryan Searle: January 2017 Ernest Smith: January 2017 Kelsey Smith: January 2017 Rob Stephenson: January 2017

Cynthia Childers: December 2016 Tim Merki: December 2016 Rhonda Mieth: December 2016 Jenny Morris: December 2016 Melissa Myers: December 2016 Diane Ranft: December 2016 Lois Redden: December 2016 Michelle Schreiner: December 2016 Joel Thomas: December 2016

Tra Hall: November 2016 Christal Hammond: November 2016 Brian Odom: November 2016 Tisha Piwetz: November 2016 Angie Quinn: November 2016 Gina Vilches: November 2016

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn…

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