ABSTRACT

Use Friday Focus memos to motivate and engage your staff every week, and help create a school culture focused on the growth of students and teachers. Easy to understand and implement, Friday Focus memos offer an effective and efficient way to improve student learning, staff development, and school culture from within. Written by educational consultant and former principal of two award-winning schools, Jeffrey Zoul, these memos focus on topics such as active learning, high expectations, gratitude, test preparation, and more. Zoul provides 37 teaching and learning memos, one for each week of the school year, for principals and other administrators to reproduce and circulate among their staff. Zoul prefaces each memo with stories from his experiences as a teacher, coach, and assistant principal in the K-12 levels. You can also write your own memos, with guidance on possible topics and teacher takeaways.

chapter 1|6 pages

Laying the Groundwork

chapter 2|4 pages

A Culture of Care

chapter 5|3 pages

Active Learning

chapter 8|5 pages

Expecting the Best

chapter 9|4 pages

Graphic Organizers

chapter 11|4 pages

Lesson Closure

chapter 13|4 pages

The Heart of Coaching

chapter 14|3 pages

A Culture of Gratitude

chapter 15|4 pages

A Community of Leaders

chapter 16|5 pages

Making it Stick

chapter 17|5 pages

Teaching Organization Skills

chapter 18|4 pages

A Culture of Giving

chapter 20|5 pages

Creating a Vision

chapter 21|5 pages

Homework Perspectives

chapter 22|5 pages

Homework Practices

chapter 27|3 pages

Principles of Great Teaching

chapter 29|4 pages

A Culture of Change

chapter 30|3 pages

Reinforcing Effort

chapter 31|3 pages

Test Preparation

chapter 32|3 pages

Team Values

chapter 34|2 pages

Teacher Appreciation

chapter 35|3 pages

It's All About You...

chapter 37|5 pages

A Culture of Possibility