721 5 Ways to Build Trust Between Principals and Teachers

<p>Things can be a little tense between teachers and the principals, but less in-person communication can put a real strain on those relationships, and eventually, turn into distrust. To alleviate those problems, today·s guest, Craig Randall, wrote <em><a href="https://amzn.to/2MKSfjV">Trust-Based Observations</a>.</em> His experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal in the US and overseas led him to develop the Trust-Based Observations model of observation and evaluation based on building trusting relationships between the principal and teacher that sparks teacher risk-taking and innovation. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses</strong>. Choose from over 280 online graduate-level PD courses in 20 subject areas that are self-paced with up to six months to complete. Go to</span> <a href= "https://www.advancementcourses.com/coolcat"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">advancementcourses.com/coolcat</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and <strong>save 20% off each course</strong> by using the code <strong>COOL20</strong>. That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours. You can also receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners for continuing education requirements. Never stop learning!</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig Randall - Bio as Submitted</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig Randall is the author of Trust-Based Observations. His experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal at schools in the US and overseas led him to develop and then write <a href= "https://amzn.to/2MKSfjV">Trust-Based Observations</a>, a model of observation and evaluation focused on building trusting relationships between principal and teacher that spark teacher risk-taking and innovation, and result in teaching and learning growth. Currently, Craig consults and trains schools on the model.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a class="text-blue underline" href="