Working At The Edge

Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation

Twitter for Superintendents – Pt. II – The WHAT and HOW

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Last week I shared a post outlining 6 reasons Superintendents should start using Twitter. Engage with constituents Engage with policymakers Connect with professional organizations Network with superintendents locally and nationally Model being a lead learner Build a personal and organizational brand So you find the reasons compelling! Now what? In this post, I’ll share some resources […]

Twitter for Superintendents – Pt. 1 – Why?

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This is the first in a two-part series on helping Superintendents get started using Twitter. The second part of this series: Twitter for Superintendents; The WHAT and HOW. It’s 2017, and social media has undeniably become a permanent part of the fabric of our society. It’s time that educators, and that includes you, Superintendents, take the leap, […]

What does a Superintendent do? #ASuperDay #ASuperDayRZ

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Cross-posted to SalisburySD.US. I have often shared that great things happen in our schools and classrooms. I know this because I get to see it…every day. Our professionals – teachers, teacher leaders and administrators – work tirelessly to provide the best opportunities for our students and staff to learn. Office personnel, instructional assistants, cafeteria staff, […]

Arguments Against Testing

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I’ve started reading Anya Kamenetz’s new book, The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing — But You Don’t Have to be. While I’m early in the book, it is an easily accessible read for educators and parents. By the end, I’m hoping this will work well for a parent workshop – either as a presentation/discussion […]

PETE&C 2015 – Are you evaluating your tech initiative?

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In the last post, Moving toward transformation…., I shared how a colleague (@lfuinihetten) and I were days from the opportunity to dig deeper into our leadership challenge and working with 18 other school districts from across the country, researchers such as Ruben Puentedura and Damian Bebel, and a team of facilitators from Apple, Inc. Because of inclement weather conditions, we never made it […]

Moving toward transformation…

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One of the greatest organizational and leadership challenges behind any 1:1 program, where every student has access to a digital device, is ensuring transformation of the teaching and learning process. As we often hear, it’s not about the technology – it’s about what we do with it. Changing teaching, learning and leadership practices around the […]

3 considerations for transforming classrooms

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What is the greatest challenge schools face using technology for teaching and learning? As a practitioner, the data I’ve collected both formally and informally suggests one of the greatest challenges is to use  technology in ways that transform the teaching and learning process (as defined by the SAMR model). It is often easy for students to use technology in ways that […]

Summer Project!

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About two years ago I suggested to my colleague, Lynn Fuini-Hetten (@lfuinihetten), that we needed to do more sharing and that we should start a podcast. After learning how to record something that sounded decent and purchasing some equipment, I was ready to go. Well, not so much! (And I’ve been harassed for the past […]

EduSummit 2014

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I’m looking forward to sharing several presentations at this year’s Bucks-Lehigh EduSummit in Center Valley, PA (@ Southern Lehigh High School). EduSummit is a collaboration between Quakertown Community School District, Southern Lehigh School District, Salisbury Township School District, Palisades School District and the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. It’s not too late to REGISTER for this […]