Positioning Yourself for Positioning Yourself for SuccessSuccessThriving in Tight Times

Hilda K. WeisburgNJASL ConferenceDecember 4, 2010

Big IdeasBig IdeasBranding – why and how

Planning strategically

Managing your time

Tag You’re ITTag You’re ITWhat is a tagline?

How are they used?

Why?

Sample TaglinesSample TaglinesAllstate Insurance –

You’re in good handsAmerican Express –

Don’t leave home without itBurger King –

Have it your wayTaco Bell –

Think outside the bun

Write YoursWrite YoursKeep it briefKeep it focused

Where every kid succeeds. (This is a variant on an AASL slogan.)

Where the classroom meets the real world.

L4L – Learning 4 LifeWe go beyond our walls.Where reading becomes a way of

life.

Where do you put it?Where do you put it?Letterhead

Email

Webpage

What else?

Personal PlanningPersonal PlanningWhy?

When?

How to planHow to planAssess yourselfAssess your environmentIdentify your BAGUse your program Mission and

VisionSet 3-4 large goalsCreate do-able action steps

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/planningguide/planningguide.cfm

GOAL:

To develop personal relationships with teachers

Action Step With Whom Details Completed by Evaluation

Engage in a

personal

conversation

with at least

one teacher per

week

Teachers who

frequent the

library

Ask to help

them and

inquire about

their interests

End of school

year

At least 5

teachers and I

share some

common

interest that we

discuss with

each other.

Sample Goal and Action Plan

Managing TimeManaging TimePriorities

◦What’s Yours?

Select the right task for the time

To Do lists

Forgive yourself

Enduring UnderstandingsEnduring UnderstandingsWhat will you take away?

Any Essential Questions?