It was a great day at EdcampLDR yesterday in Philadelphia. Sessions at any conference/unconference can be hit or miss – either engaging, well-facilitated, edgy conversations that push attendees to think about ideas they wouldn’t consider in a normal day, or more traditional stand/deliver conference sessions where an “expert” seems to be pushing their brand. At […]
The crumbling status quo…
In K12 we have the staunch defenders of two symbols of the educational landscape status quo – “rigorous” final exams and lecture-hall style seating/teaching. Responding to progressive education models, we’ll often hear these defenders of the status quo shout, “But we need to prepare them for college!” A recent article indicates there may be cracks in […]
The missing hat?
From the perspective of educational leadership, ideas in business books can often be applied to our own practice. In fact, the fun of reading books such as Good to Great, Leadership Vertigo and Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is finding nuggets of ideas to transfer to educational leadership. It’s almost always possible and not all that […]
Leading Innovation for Systemic Change
Several days ago, I found this short video from Scott McLeod through Twitter. In the video @mcleod posits the next “big thing” in educational technology will be learner agency – a technology-rich landscape marked by a shift in learner autonomy and empowerment. As leaders, many of us are seeing pockets of this kind of learning in […]
“Everybody blogs, nobody reads.”
The quote in the title of this post from this blog post got me thinking… How do we approach our consumption of information from blogs and Twitter? Is it more like “everyone shares, nobody reads”? How many people actually read – in a thoughtful way – the blogs they subscribe to and the tweets they retweet? […]
Is learning the priority?
As a wrap-up to the 2014-15 school year, our full complement of leaders met recently to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. These full day meetings can be challenging – the school year has just concluded with everyone keeping pace with the frenzy that inevitably develops over the last month of school. Sometimes […]
ADE Application Video
Earlier this year, I created a video as part of the Apple Distinguished Educator application process. While it wasn’t accepted – you can’t apply as a superintendent – it was a good learning experience and I like the final product. So I thought I’d share it here. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNMrg2CWtg]
Graduation Talk 2015
As Superintendent, I had the opportunity to speak at graduation and share some thoughts with the Salisbury High School Class of 2015. Board President Mr. Giordano; Board members; Ms. Morningstar, Mr. Muschlitz; A stellar staff – teachers, administrators and support staff; Dedicated and supportive family and friends; and to each of the graduates of the […]
What’s your leadership focus?
I’m always looking for ways to be more productive and to use time to my advantage. I keep my eyes open for resources I might tap into, one of the most recent being the book, Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time. The reviews on Amazon were very favorable so I thought the […]
Creating spaces for sharing
This past month we have been running a project in our school district we call #STSDLearns. Throughout the week, teachers and administrators provide a glimpse of what goes on in our schools via tweets tagged with the #STSDLearns hashtag. I’m pleased with how it has developed over the past month with a few additional teachers […]
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