Teaching as Creation of an Ethical Space I'm inspired by the notion of teaching, at any level and in any classroom, as the creation of an ethical space. Dawn Zinga
Soul of the School
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
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
In leadership three developmental journeys are happening concurrently. At the same time, the leader, the team, and the organization must grow and change. Without any one of these paths, the
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
Is your school community inviting diversity and dissent within the system? As a leader, are you? In order to create a team no one wants to leave, we must invite
Recently, I heard the story of a friend-of-a-friend Principal facing her school survey results. Each year, she would sit down late on a Friday night, after the family went to
Principals everywhere are naming the magnitude of student need as the #1 issue they face. I've never had more conversations about restorative discipline, students struggling with self-harm and suicide, and
Once, there lived a scorpion and a frog. The scorpion wanted to cross the pond, but alas, couldn’t swim. So, he asked the Frog to carry him across. “I would,”