Tag Leadership
I find myself in a cycle. I want to on-board everyone to everything and then inexplicably when that does not happen I feel disappointed. Beyond comprehension, I find myself repeating this cycle numerous times before I intervene on behalf of… Continue Reading →
Not to brag, but educators know things. Like how to teach content. And how to turn people into teachers. We’ve known this for while. And because we are good at it, we keep doing it. In fact, we rarely deviate… Continue Reading →
Your goal is to partner with parents. Yes all parents, even if the reason you communicate with parents differs, you want to communicate to positively move forward. Methods have changed since you were in school. Once paper and the telephone… Continue Reading →
Many educational technologies include features with the benefit of making teaching and learning more transparent. For many transparency is a benefit; transparency creates more accountability between stakeholders and equalizes the playing field of education for those who traditionally may not succeed. What… Continue Reading →
…is often the gift of time to teachers…makes an attractive email – read now, reread later…allows more family time and reduces stress…does not makes your teachers resent professional meetings…does not require anyone to bring snacks..teachers can grade openly instead of… Continue Reading →
Have you ever noticed how people take technology failures so personally? However, technology does exactly what is is told. So what are you telling it to do? And what makes you think this is personal? Do you often get results you… Continue Reading →
The idea of a Professional Learning Community, a PLC, is awesome. I want to sit with other professionals and participate in critical conversations around student work, achievement, and my personal practice. But that doesn’t always happen. Maybe people are particularly open… Continue Reading →
Early learners of anything flounder. Their learning is almost visible in their struggles. It is easy to forget how little things can make a big impact. Anyone in the nascent stages of learning something needs the same thing – one good strategy. Educators… Continue Reading →
As an adult I have control over a great deal. I retain control of what I attend to, especially in this hyperactive news environment. The truth is, I just don’t do it very well. The current news cycle can highjack my morning… Continue Reading →
This post is a product of the 30 Days of Blogging Challenge and post 3 in a series of posts for EduBlogs Club. Leadership Authority Your Principal. Some positions come with responsibilities for people and associated automatic leadership. Think of Leadership Authority as a… Continue Reading →
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