The Death of Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Like Robinson, I think more and more educators are … Continue reading
Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough!
In a TED Talk Education segment, education advocate Geoffrey Canada challenges schools to think about relevant school data, consider the consumer (parents/students), and develop systematic shifts in order to help … Continue reading
Tech Isn’t Everything – Teachers Are! Applications to Better Prepare Educators for the Digital Age
Here is an article that I discovered that I thought I’d pass along to anyone looking for interesting apps during the summer relating to technology and the classroom. Happy Summer! … Continue reading
Leaning into Technology
For years, educators have struggled to define successful technology integration. Like many of my colleagues I, too, have worked with teams of other school leaders and teachers to determine how … Continue reading
Read This Now: Leadership and Capacity
In this week’s Read This Now, I ‘d like to not only spotlight a great article about leadership but to also share a wonderful resource that I recently discovered called Connected Principals. … Continue reading
Reading: Method to Avoid Summer Brain Drain
For years, teachers have suggested lists of the best books for children based on their grade and reading level. However, parents should also make sure they have a variety of … Continue reading
Read This Now: 5 Transitions Great Leaders Make
Each week, I’d like to use principalaim to highlight an educational perspective that I share or that I am wrestling with. This week’s Read This Now entry suggests there are five key transitions that help … Continue reading
School Leadership: Jim Collins’ The “X Factor” of Great Leadership
I was fortunate enough to attend a conference in February where author Jim Collins was the conference’s opening day speaker. During the lead up to his session, I wondered what … Continue reading
The School Day Just Got Healthier
This is a new tag line on the United States Department of Agriculture’s website. On yesterday, June 27, The USDA launched its latest initiative to help improve the kinds of … Continue reading
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