Learning to Leap
Change and innovation requires a leap. How are you leaping and encouraging others to leap?
The Human Side of School
In a recent Switch and Shift article How Technology is Challenging the Human Side of Business, Pam Ross discusses her role in helping leaders bridge the technology/human relationship gap. The thing is, technology impacts our workplaces and our culture like never before. To the same degree, it also provides ways to better connect, communicate and…
Listening in the Midst of Living
We devote time to what is important but who gets to decide what is important in a person’s life?
#saskedchat – September 10, 2015
Our chat this week centred around School Culture. Participants reflected on the importance of positive school culture on the learning and relationships of teachers, students and parents. Participants shared ideas and resources for building and shaping a positive school culture and the important role that students and parents play in developing a school culture. Check…
Do You Love Learning?
Do you love learning? How do we support teachers to cultivate their love of learning without overwhelming them to the point where they withdraw?
But I Can’t “Just Do It!”
Change is difficult and it requires preparation and support throughout the process. “Get on the train or….” doesn’t really fit.
And this is why…..
I’ve seen this a few time over the past week or so. I realize that we’re two decades or more into the technology integration phase in education. I know that we need to integrate technology and that, by now, this shouldn’t even be a discussion. But it is. And it will continue to be for…
Collaboration – EdcampPBS Style
Prelude to a post This past weekend I spent Saturday morning at #edcampPBS organized by teachers from a few different schools and school divisions around the city of Regina. Over the past few weeks we have been collaborating to organize the event which was held at Pilot Butte School. I’ve been to a few other edcamps…
#saskedchat – Feb 19th, 2015
Topic – Professionalism – teacher well being We had a great chat tonight with a number of new participants. Our focus was to discuss well being and ways that we, as professionals, can support ourselves and each other to be the best we can be each day. The topic was prompted by a blog post…
Where do you get your reading?
Where do you go for new sources of reading? Suggestions from other administrators? Other educators? Suggestions from known educational authors? From particular organizations? Do you seek ideas outside these circles? Do you go beyond the “group think”? Read to Lead I’d like to suggest you check out Jeff Brown’s @THEjeffbrown podcast at ReadtoLead.com . In each episode,…