Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation
Which one describes your leadership? Which one do you want to describe your leadership? What's holding you back? Catching up Keeping up Leading the way Ideas from Paul Facteau. Important questions for all school leaders to ponder! … [Continue reading]
I enjoy reading the monthly PDFs published by ChangeThis. Each month the site publishes several PDFs focused on key ideas around leadership, innovation and the like. This month, one title in particular caught my eye: Leading from Above the Line. … [Continue reading]
While those wishing to put stock in the rankings of the latest PISA results may claim some bias in this video from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the arguments reinforce the idea that our public schools are a reflection of our society. … [Continue reading]
With the release of Pennsylvania's School Performance Profile, we continue to label schools, this time with a single score. While SPP is being touted as based on multiple measures, that's really a bit of smoke and mirrors. Ninety percent (90%) of … [Continue reading]
This morning while scanning my RSS feeds I discovered the Deeper Learning MOOC coming this January. I like the way deeper learning is defined: Master core academic content Think critically and solve complex problems Work … [Continue reading]
As we enjoy an extended holiday break away from the daily routine of work (and the fact its the time of year for resolutions), I wanted to reflect on how I balance my time between work and leisure. There are different perspectives out there! For … [Continue reading]
4 Minutes Guide to Creating Graphs and Charts in Google Spreadsheets There's nothing particularly earth shattering about a 4-minute video on using Google spreadsheets to create graphs and charts. The prevalence of this kind of information on the … [Continue reading]
I recall reading, several months ago, a few different articles online about a sizable number of "unhappy" workers in the workplace. (Nearly half of global employees unhappy in jobs and Most Americans hate work so much they're sabotaging their … [Continue reading]
How much student and teacher inquiry is currently going on in our classrooms? Does the current structure of our educational system promote or stifle inquiry? Over the past semester, I've had the opportunity to work with a group of practicing teachers … [Continue reading]
In the educational leadership domain, we frequently hear the argument about being a leader, not just a manager. (Here is a nice breakdown, or just enter a search into Google.) This morning, I ran across this article that added "entrepreneurs" into … [Continue reading]