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Boot Camp Your Way

Posted by Powerful Learning Practice on Jun 16, 2011 in Change, Powerful Learning Practice | 0 comments

We heard you. As a school leader, your time is valuable. As much as you want to attend Powerful Learning Practice Boot Camp, it’s tough to be away. Here’s the answer: Boot Camp 21st Century-style. We’ve added a 5-week Boot Camp experience you can take by the side of the pool, during breaks in your work day, or whenever you have time. If you are a superintendent, principal, or educational leader, you know that your students are using the Web, mobile technologies, and other tools to connect and create social networks. But do...

What Can We Change?

Posted by Susan Carter Morgan on Dec 1, 2010 in PD | 1 comment

Community Leader Tony Baldasaro is presenting on Tranforming Leadership at the CMTC10 conference. Here’s the slide deck, focusing on changing culture and behavior. Transforming Leadership CMTC10 View more presentations from...

Letting Go is Hard

Posted by Susan Carter Morgan on Nov 30, 2010 in Change, PD | 5 comments

What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. T.S. Elliot, Little Gidding As I sat in church Sunday, listening to the Homily on beginnings and endings and the coming of Advent, I thought, too, about teaching. Our school years certainly begin and end, giving us closure on one episode and an ability to re-do or start again. But I also thought about how difficult this shift in thinking about teaching and learning is for some. Letting go of traditional beliefs means an end...

Get Inspired

Posted by Susan Carter Morgan on Nov 26, 2010 in Change | 0 comments

How can we “do school” differently? Lyn HIlt, principal of of Brecknock Elementary School, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a member of IU13 cohort, shares her shift in thinking in this post on Connected Principals. Lyn pulls us into her thoughts with specific examples–like the Wall Wisher of her teachers’ “sentences” … or like this: Our day began at 8 AM. We met briefly in the library for a 5-minute, “go and have fun today!” speech from me. That was it. I saw a lot of smiles. I saw...

Are We Preparing Our Students For This?

Posted by Susan Carter Morgan on Oct 5, 2010 in Change | 0 comments

Resumes. We know what they are. Do we know what they could be? Mashable lists four ways to present yourself these days, including: The Video The Visual CV The Social Resume The LinkedIn Profile One commenter, who is sure to get a job soon, added his video resume in the comments. What do you...