Michael Pinto
@michaelrpinto.bsky.social
Principal of James Cole Elementary, Indiana Principal Leadership Institute Leadership Team, Lover of Pie, baseball, unsweetened iced tea,and a good book. We Are The Cole Cubs!
Blog: pebblesinyourshoe.tumblr.com
Blog: pebblesinyourshoe.tumblr.com
Come to Cole for the small school feel and stay for the quality of the educational experience.
At James Cole Elementary School - When you’re here; you’re home.
Yes, we have chickens and Mrs. Tilley and her ‘Chicken Tenders’ take care of them. How uniquely fun!
At James Cole Elementary School - When you’re here; you’re home.
Yes, we have chickens and Mrs. Tilley and her ‘Chicken Tenders’ take care of them. How uniquely fun!
July 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Come to Cole for the small school feel and stay for the quality of the educational experience.
At James Cole Elementary School - When you’re here; you’re home.
Yes, we have chickens and Mrs. Tilley and her ‘Chicken Tenders’ take care of them. How uniquely fun!
At James Cole Elementary School - When you’re here; you’re home.
Yes, we have chickens and Mrs. Tilley and her ‘Chicken Tenders’ take care of them. How uniquely fun!
Awards Day from 9:00-11:30 this morning. Pictures with students and families. Stack chairs and put away the gym from all the decor before 12:50 PE classes. Giving third grade student IREAD Retest at 1:15. That’s the life of a principal right now.
May 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Awards Day from 9:00-11:30 this morning. Pictures with students and families. Stack chairs and put away the gym from all the decor before 12:50 PE classes. Giving third grade student IREAD Retest at 1:15. That’s the life of a principal right now.
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No matter which way SCOTUS rules, I predict the charter world will never be the same. pv4ps.org/with-religio... @apnews.com @juddlegum.bsky.social @delauro.house.gov @bertisdowns.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
With Religious Charters, the Charter Lobby’s Chickens Have Come Home to Roost - Public Voices For Public Schools
Religious Charters? The Charter Industry's Chickens Have Come Home to Roost.
pv4ps.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
No matter which way SCOTUS rules, I predict the charter world will never be the same. pv4ps.org/with-religio... @apnews.com @juddlegum.bsky.social @delauro.house.gov @bertisdowns.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
Click/Print/Cute is not a curriculum.
Too many in education think it is
Too many in education think it is
April 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Click/Print/Cute is not a curriculum.
Too many in education think it is
Too many in education think it is
Well done, @cubsbot.bsky.social
Sensory bags for checkout and a sensory room available. Way to focus on needs of all!
Sensory bags for checkout and a sensory room available. Way to focus on needs of all!
April 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Well done, @cubsbot.bsky.social
Sensory bags for checkout and a sensory room available. Way to focus on needs of all!
Sensory bags for checkout and a sensory room available. Way to focus on needs of all!
Simply Loving “The Culture Code” by Daniel Coyle
March 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Simply Loving “The Culture Code” by Daniel Coyle
Our talented staff never ceases to amaze me.
March 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Our talented staff never ceases to amaze me.
We opened our school’s Barnyard Airbnb today. Mollie, the Calming Cow, came to visit. What a glorious thing. Stating soon for our children’s delight - goats, horses, sheep, maybe a llama, and most definitely - a Zonkey.
March 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We opened our school’s Barnyard Airbnb today. Mollie, the Calming Cow, came to visit. What a glorious thing. Stating soon for our children’s delight - goats, horses, sheep, maybe a llama, and most definitely - a Zonkey.
Skate Mate
All a person needs is a little assistance to roll with everyone else. A simple aid like a Skate Mate was the difference between standing on the sideline or hugging the wall and rolling with your friends and everyone else.
What Skate Mate do you offer the children in your care?
All a person needs is a little assistance to roll with everyone else. A simple aid like a Skate Mate was the difference between standing on the sideline or hugging the wall and rolling with your friends and everyone else.
What Skate Mate do you offer the children in your care?
February 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Skate Mate
All a person needs is a little assistance to roll with everyone else. A simple aid like a Skate Mate was the difference between standing on the sideline or hugging the wall and rolling with your friends and everyone else.
What Skate Mate do you offer the children in your care?
All a person needs is a little assistance to roll with everyone else. A simple aid like a Skate Mate was the difference between standing on the sideline or hugging the wall and rolling with your friends and everyone else.
What Skate Mate do you offer the children in your care?
Stop asking, “How was your day today? Instead ask. ….
February 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Stop asking, “How was your day today? Instead ask. ….
A joyful part of my day - Lunch with the Principal and the magic color changing pencils
February 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A joyful part of my day - Lunch with the Principal and the magic color changing pencils
A timeline cleanse - a kindergarten student and that yummy rectangular pizza.
February 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A timeline cleanse - a kindergarten student and that yummy rectangular pizza.
Second grade book tasting event was a great motivator for students to pick up different types of books. We are readers at Cole.
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Second grade book tasting event was a great motivator for students to pick up different types of books. We are readers at Cole.
Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, believe in yourself, and take your best shot.
January 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, believe in yourself, and take your best shot.
How fortunate are we to have this gorgeous pond on our school grounds
January 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How fortunate are we to have this gorgeous pond on our school grounds
Some Saturday ‘Lonely Work’. We teach thank you notes to our fifth graders in the Cole Professional Academy. I’m writing mine for the volunteers at our upcoming Interview Day. Leaders need to model good behavior for the practice to resonate as real. Handwritten notes still matter (in my opinion).
January 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Some Saturday ‘Lonely Work’. We teach thank you notes to our fifth graders in the Cole Professional Academy. I’m writing mine for the volunteers at our upcoming Interview Day. Leaders need to model good behavior for the practice to resonate as real. Handwritten notes still matter (in my opinion).
In a world where rules, norms, and protocols seem to be thrown aside with increasing ease, the schools continue to plod along teaching an ever increasingly greater needs-filled population of learners and honestly also trying to reinforce the basic ideas “Do the Right Thing” and “Treat People Right”.
January 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In a world where rules, norms, and protocols seem to be thrown aside with increasing ease, the schools continue to plod along teaching an ever increasingly greater needs-filled population of learners and honestly also trying to reinforce the basic ideas “Do the Right Thing” and “Treat People Right”.
We switch gears quickly in education. 100s Man, a Mathematical Superhero, celebrated the 100th Day of the Year. And in costume you are called to the office to take the Fire Marshal around for an inspection
January 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We switch gears quickly in education. 100s Man, a Mathematical Superhero, celebrated the 100th Day of the Year. And in costume you are called to the office to take the Fire Marshal around for an inspection
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13000 days ago (June 16, 1989), 37-year-old Sports Illustrated writer Rick Wolff finishes a three-day stint as the starting second baseman for the South Bend White Sox. Wolff goes 4-for-7, which obviously is quite good.
Wolff played at Harvard and was a Tiger farmhand in '73-'74.
Wolff played at Harvard and was a Tiger farmhand in '73-'74.
The brief and glorious Minor League comeback of Sports Illustrated writer Rick Wolff
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January 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
13000 days ago (June 16, 1989), 37-year-old Sports Illustrated writer Rick Wolff finishes a three-day stint as the starting second baseman for the South Bend White Sox. Wolff goes 4-for-7, which obviously is quite good.
Wolff played at Harvard and was a Tiger farmhand in '73-'74.
Wolff played at Harvard and was a Tiger farmhand in '73-'74.
When you see a talented adult find a connection with a disregulated child with a disability, there is a moment of awe. Awe is all around us if we stop and look for it
January 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
When you see a talented adult find a connection with a disregulated child with a disability, there is a moment of awe. Awe is all around us if we stop and look for it
The best part of the first week back to school has been the many “Dialogues with Meaning” I have had
January 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The best part of the first week back to school has been the many “Dialogues with Meaning” I have had
There is no tidy separation between self and other. Our species is intertwined, such that helping others is a kindness to ourselves, and watching over ourselves supports others.
December 28, 2024 at 1:28 AM
There is no tidy separation between self and other. Our species is intertwined, such that helping others is a kindness to ourselves, and watching over ourselves supports others.
Reciprocity Mindset - people are more likely to twist investments when others believe in them and more likely to cheat when they are treated like cheaters.
December 27, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Reciprocity Mindset - people are more likely to twist investments when others believe in them and more likely to cheat when they are treated like cheaters.