It came up again this week. I heard about a Superintendent outlining the 'way forward is forward-focused' amidst his leadership academy. I coached Principals trying to outline one and three-year
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Okay, it's not earth-shattering, but it's an easy tableau to understand these principles. I love low-stakes examples helping us understand higher-import processes. My beds will not arrive when the company
Human-centered leadership is centering the people in our communities. In schools that looks like a shift from centering policies, test scores, political agendas, or data to centering human beings. I
Every school is bearing the weight of student needs and it's easy to lose sight of how much our most vulnerable students and families suffer. Children with disabilities and their
Here's how to do better... Effective Communication for Teacher Satisfaction This year, we read First, Break All the Rules on how to attract, focus, and keep the most talented employees.
This morning I stood at my refrigerator, pressing my water bottle up to the water dispenser, with two fresh limes wedges squeezed in, and thought, "Why don't I do this
Why is Sal Khan an Optimist? In his Vancouver, BC Ted Talk on AI, Sal Khan describes the powerful potential for AI to transform education in the near term. Kahn
As I sat down at my laptop today, I heard from an experienced teacher working on her own productivity and time management. She wrote about how her focus is essentially
Human-centered, empathetic design. In school communities.Using this process, you can approach school challenges confidently. You can cultivate creativity and forward momentum in your school.For years, I had a 'design for
My leadership story inhabits my life story. I took the long way to 'Thriving.'Alongside my first steps into school leadership, the nest of my family went SPLAT! Unfortunately, my children