Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation
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 … [Continue reading]
This past week was my first week as Superintendent in the Salisbury Township School District. While I have the advantage of having been an administrator in the district for 9 years, it was able to experience both challenges and exciting moments of … [Continue reading]
There's a polish proverb, Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy. Literally translated, you get, Not my circus, not my monkeys. Basically, "not my problem." Over the holiday break I read the quick read by Todd Whitaker, Shifting the Monkey: The Art of … [Continue reading]
Presentations benefit both presenter and attendee as opportunities to share and learn. I enjoy sharing ideas, and developing a presentation always helps me to clarify my own thinking. And if others can benefit in that process, that's a bonus! In the … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
In our measurement obsessed culture, the words of Simon Sinek are a breath of fresh air. This from The 21st Century Workplace podcast - Your Leadership Echo - with Simon Sinek and David Marquet: Leadership, like parenting, is like exercise. It cannot … [Continue reading]
I remember first bumping up again Argyris and Schön's theory of action - espoused theory and theory-in-use - when I was studying my administrative team for my dissertation back in 2009. A simple explanation of the two components: When someone is … [Continue reading]
As an educational leader, social media has become a significant part of my daily work. I set time aside every morning to learn something new, whether it be from my RSS reader (Feedly), numerous blogs or Twitter. There are also various other … [Continue reading]
“If it’s work, we try to figure out how to do less. If it’s art, we try to figure out how to do more.” ~ Seth Godin Our work can either be “work" or it can be “art." But what exactly does that mean? What is art? To that question, Godin adds, “Art … [Continue reading]
This school year I am participating in the Pennsylvania chapter of the Education Policy Fellowship Program. We meet monthly as a group and hear from informative speakers on issues related to education policy. In October, we spent a day at the US Army … [Continue reading]