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Musings on Leadership, Change, and #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

The idea then popped into my head that I should archive all of these in a blog post. Image credit: [link] Without further ado: Leadership is not a popularity contest. A testament to true leadership is one's ability to not just initiate change, but also sustain it. Maybe some of you will find value in them (or maybe not).

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

Instructional leadership was a routine part of the job along with the budget, master schedule, curriculum development, meetings, email, phone calls, and many other duties. With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership.

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

When it comes to leadership, there is no one right way or quick fix. From a learning standpoint, this requires a focus on pedagogical leadership , something I learned over time when I was a principal, which required taking a critical lens to my practice if I was going to help my staff do the same.

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Leading With Video

A Principal's Reflections

In a 2014 Forbes article , Richard Tiland makes some significant points when it comes to video and leadership. Below I break down four main categories of digital tools: Archived video (moderate/long length) YouTube has long been the video tool of choice for digital leaders. There is no denying the power of video in society.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. During this reflective process, it is expected that school leadership teams collect and document aligned evidence for each item.

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Learning Never Stops

A Principal's Reflections

When it is all said and done, the best experiences are ongoing and job-embedded so that the needed support, application into practice, feedback, and accountability for growth lead to actual changes to teaching, learning, and leadership. The other is ensuring what has been learned leads to improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Recognizing the Digital Assets You Have at Your Disposal

A Principal's Reflections

It begins with a focus on improving teaching, learning, and leadership followed by utilizing an array of digital assets at every educator’s disposal to share and amplify. Links to your resources and work can be archived and annotated using a social bookmarking tool such as Diigo. The link is then shared across LinkedIn and Facebook.

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