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Tag Archives: Leadership
Building a Shared Vision Part 1: Where To Begin?
Destination Matters. This is true with schools, too. Our destination should be more than just the work we do: taking attendance, direct instruction, providing practice, reviewing and assessing work, providing feedback, etc. Why are we bothering to do this work? … Continue reading
Positive Pressure & Support Part 2: Supervision
So, you’re waist deep in your school’s initiative. Maybe it’s improving learning by taking advantage of 1to1 tablets or laptops, or through Mass Customized Learning, or with a focus on student motivation and engagement. And you are providing teachers with … Continue reading
Driving Your Initiative: Positive Pressure & Support (Part 1: Expectations)
So you’re working on your school initiative, and you really believe in it, and you really want it to make a difference. And you are trying to pay attention to leadership for school change, and have certainly provided training to … Continue reading
Posted in Lead4Change, Leadership
Tagged Lead4Change Model, Leadership, Positive Pressure and Support, School Change
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MLTI, Kindergarten iPads, & Customized Learning: a Keynote with Gov. King & Commissioner Bowen
Imagine! Governor Angus King, who started the country’s first statewide 1to1 learning with laptop initiative, on stage with Commissioner Steve Bowen, whose strategic plan for education moves Maine away from Carnegie Units and toward Customized Learning, answering questions posed by … Continue reading
Posted in Customized Learning, Technology for Learning
Tagged ECE_iPads, iPad, Leadership, School Change
Our 8 Messages to the State Board of Education
On May 9th, the State Board of Education had their meeting in Auburn (press coverage in the SunJournal and at WCSH6). The Board often has their regular meeting at a school, spending the morning in a workshop and the afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Technology for Learning
Tagged Auburn, Leadership, PD for Paradigm Shift, Student Engagement
3 Tools to Assess and Guide Your Deliberate Leadership
So, you’re working on your school’s big change. Maybe it’s getting instruction shaped up for the introduction of the Common Core. Or maybe all your students and teachers are getting laptops or tablets. Or maybe you’re making the move to … Continue reading
Posted in Lead4Change, Leadership
Tagged Continuous Improvement, Lead4Change Model, Leadership, School Change
Put the Middle Back in Middle Level: Vote Mike for AMLE President Elect #WhyMikeAMLE12
The Association for Middle Level Education (formerly the National Middle School Association – NMSA) is a wonderful organization striving to be the go-to people for all things related to educating young adolescents. They are currently having their annual elections for … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Level Education
Tagged AMLE, Leadership
Introduction to Twitter for Educators: 12 Resources & Strategies
The irony is that at the same time my district has banned Facebook and has a team working on a social media policy, our administrators are learning how to use Twitter for both Branding and Buzz and their own professional … Continue reading
Posted in Branding and Buzz, Technology Policies and Leadership
Tagged Entrepreneurial Thinking, Leadership, Twitter
Supervision – Social Media Study Group
Note: This is one in a series of blog posts to be used by Auburn’s Social Media Design Team to conduct a study group before making recommendations for social media policy. If unfamiliar with this series, you might find reading … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Technology Policies and Leadership
Tagged Good Teaching, Leadership, Social Media
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Educating for Appropriate Use – Social Media Study Group
Note: This is one in a series of blog posts to be used by Auburn’s Social Media Design Team to conduct a study group before making recommendations for social media policy. If unfamiliar with this series, you might find reading … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Technology Policies and Leadership
Tagged Good Teaching, Leadership, Social Media
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