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Tag Educational Leadership

Things Students Already Replaced…

…before their teacher, school, or district did…. Before the district considered BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) students were bringing devices to school. Before the school thought to promote collaboration, students were digitally storing, sharing, and providing feedback on each other’s work. Before the teacher allowed… Continue Reading →

The Forgotten Technology Partner, Home.

As an educator you can count on learning new technologies. But what about as a parent? How do you involve parents in classroom technology? As a parent, what kind of technology partner are you supposed to be? Teachers, Students, and Parents are all… Continue Reading →

Work Around a Clumsy Student Information System, SIS

What is an SIS? Student Information Systems, known as SIS to many in the educational technology circles, have been around for a long time. As a function of that longevity your local SIS: Is a Huge investment. Probably predates interoperability…. Continue Reading →

Judging Teacher Work

There is a certain understood professionalism between educators – or there should be. Judging the quality of a teacher-created contribution is tough, but how does one judge another teacher’s contribution to quality instruction? Before you answer that let’s examine the Educational landscape… Continue Reading →

Career Compacting

When The Great Recession happened, educators experienced a contraction of available teaching positions. Educators were grateful for the work which remained and accomplished the same as if those let go were still present. The same amount of students showed up to be… Continue Reading →

Two Front Education

There is more than one constituency we educate. There are many facets, but primarily two fronts in education we must address. Do not make the mistake of thinking the only people we educate are our students. We spend our time… Continue Reading →

Summer Reads

Sometimes I find myself “saving up books” to read when I have more time. Sound familiar to any teachers out there? <image Of course I buy many of my books from Amazon, some paper, some Kindle. But I’d also recommend… Continue Reading →

Pick your Tightrope

You might not have thought about this, but we are all walking a tightrope each day in our roles within education. When my youngest son picked up the picture book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers I first met Philippe… Continue Reading →

It is Not the Education Critic who Counts

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the… Continue Reading →

Leave at the end of this year

I have many job references I fill out this time of year. As someone who has moved often early on in my career I know the feeling from their side, but from the side staying it is tough also… Why are… Continue Reading →

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