This morning I was doing my usually Sunday morning/afternoon thing sitting with a cup of coffee, listening to my children argue about who was going to wash dishes and do other cleaning and reading through interesting blogs and other web info. As usual, www.principalspage.com had his latest blog entry posted on plurk for everyone to…
My last post did garner some interesting discussion about attending conferences and the need for people to continue to pursue technology integration. One of the comments, from Jen Wagner, captured what I was trying to get to in my post. I have to wonder if perhaps you are confusing the conference location with the conference…
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the EduCon conference in Philly at Science Leadership Academy where Chris Lehman is principal. In my PLN there are a number of people making the trip to take part in this great conference and I know there will be a host of live Ustream events and people blogging about the event. This is…
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to get myself back in shape. Like many people, I’ve allowed my life to become crowded with many different things and finding time to dedicate to myself hasn’t always been at the top of my to do list. On Plurk , one of the main places where my…
Like Kathy Cassidy, I have not been officially tagged for this meme but I didn’t want Kathy to be all alone in breaking the box. 1. Growing up, my family was poor, dysfunctional and on the outside of the community. My father was seriously hurt when I was 6 suffering many injuries, including a head…
I’ve often been asked how I can deal with a student a number of times without allowing what has gone on in the past affect each new encounter. Along the same lines, I sometimes have people tell me that they don’t want to disclose a student’s name for fear of repercussions that might take place…
I listened to Lisa Parisi and Maria Knee and Matthew Tabor discussing the public/private life of educators on the EdTechTalk weekly show podcast #19. The discussion revolved around what is a reasonable expectation for teacher deportment when they are away from their jobs and, given the expansion of education online and just the nature of access to information,…
My current reading selection is Transforming Schools by Allison Zmuda, Robert Kuklis, Everett Kline. This has been an interesting read and there are many things I’m mulling over. Today, in the mail, I received my monthly copy of Educational Leadership. Guess what the topic is for the month? Giving Students Ownership of their Learning! Well, if that…
As I read through Transforming Schools by Allison, Zmuda, Robert Kuklis and Everett Kline, my thoughts about school transformation are held by the idea that “A competent system serves the end of enhanced achievement for all students.” The book goes on to describe how this can be achieved through systems thinking, collegiality, information-driven reality and…
Steve Dembo in his thirty days of blogging suggest that we say thanks to those people who have inspired us and helped us. As I read this I was immediately struck that this could turn into a long list as I have many people to thank for their help and encouragement over the past few…
