This post is cross-published at The K12 Leader. Download the full issue here. Our most significant work in education is to focus on the future, not only the future of learning itself but the US and world context of that future. What’s challenging about this task from a leadership perspective is that it is a […]
Archives for January 2017
Is the current school-centered leadership paradigm incomplete and ineffective?
The conversation around reimagining education has gained momentum, particularly in the past several years. In previous blog posts, I have suggested organizations and web sites to learn more – visions for change as well as examples from practitioners working in the field. These organizations and sites include Education Reimagined, KnowledgeWorks, EdCircuit and Getting Smart. (This is certainly not […]
#EdLeadership Competency: Futures Thinking (and, of course, doing)
Recently, Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching from the Students at the Center Hub crossed my newsfeed. It’s a valuable resource to fuel conversations about the changing role and skill sets of teaching in a learner-centered environment. The competencies, “build on and push beyond the best existing teaching competencies and standards to capture what educators need in […]