For the fourth year running, Dr. Scott McLeod out of Iowa State University’s CASTLE program has invited educational bloggers to share their thoughts on topics surrounding educational leadership as it pertains to technology. In my 2009 entry, I listed four key attributes of someone I considered to be a superlative model of educational leadership in [...]
Last July I described how I used online mindmapping program MindMeister to organize my then-overwhelming mishmosh of personal and professional goals neatly into academic years. Now that the 2009-2010 academic year is drawing to a close, I thought I’d publicly review (because I’m nothing if not accountable) whether or not I achieved each of my [...]
When Dr. Ted Sizer passed away this past October, I must admit I had never heard of him; however, for weeks following the sad news, Twitter was abuzz with educators extolling the virtues of Dr. Sizer’s contributions to education reform, specifically the books he authored known as the Horace trilogy: Horace’s Compromise, Horace’s School, and [...]
As is often the case with bloggers, the more active I get offline (or IRL, to those in the know), the less active I tend to be online, or at least on time- and thought-intensive pursuits like blogging. As usual, I have a few post ideas brewing, but at the moment I’m lacking the time [...]
What are your vocational objectives and how will your matriculation in the _____ University Doctor of Education Program relate to them? All of the career decisions I have made in my ten years in public education have been guided by my desire to affect positive change in the lives of young people. In my roles [...]
