A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

My epiphany, so to say, changed my entire outlook on modes of professional development and led to the discovery of a practice area in digital leadership. We need to get at the heart of what embodies great leadership and engage in learning experiences that have professional value to us while honoring our precious time.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2014

Image credit: [link] Almost ten years ago, I was presented with an opportunity to begin my educational leadership career at NMHS. This is why I will be joining Scholastic at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and with Scholastic Achievement Partners (SAP) as a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to have an article published in the digital version of ASCD's Educational Leadership. Digital leadership calls for a multifaceted approach using both traditional and new age strategies to ensure that the right message is reaching stakeholders in a timely fashion.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 31, 2023

From exploring the nuances of a post-COVID world to offering fresh perspectives on traditional teaching methodologies, each post has been a testament to my commitment to advancing educational discourse.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

As I have previously mentioned many times on this blog, it was Twitter back in March of 2009 that served as a catalyst for my transformation into the leader that I am today. Prior to delving into this 140 character world I utilized traditional mediums for communication and professional development, had no idea what Web 2.0

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2010

This versatility, allowing parents to receive updates on their own terms, makes Twitter unlike any traditional communication tool that I’ve ever used as a principal. Start a blog, let parents know about it, and encourage them to comment on your posts. Communication Leadership Strategies Ideas Opinion Parenting Web2.0'

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2019

From articles to blog posts to books, that subject has been covered in great detail. When it comes to innovation, I see digital leadership and blended learning as two of many ideas, concepts, or strategies where there is research and evidence to support these innovative practices. What makes something innovative?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 23, 2012

All one has to do is read this blog to experience what I am talking about. Sure, we can accomplish this in other, more traditional ways. 21st Century Leadership Change Opinion' However, I am a firm believer that educators in the trenches are in the best possible position to help us get to where we need, and want, to be.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 30, 2017

It was in this position that I really began to learn about effective leadership. In lieu of a non-instructional duty, teachers could request a yearlong administrative internship where they assisted with day-to-day leadership tasks. One reviewer of Digital Leadership said the book shouldn’t be published.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

As I discussed at length in Digital Leadership , s ocial media ushered in a new era of communication and collaboration. Traditional hurdles such as time, distance, and money have been overcome as more and more tools are available that allow people to share resources, ideas, opinions, and feedback.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted traditional classroom instruction, but it has not stopped schools from fostering meaningful connections and engaging in robust, student-centered teaching and learning. The post Leadership During Crisis: Lessons and Learnings from the League of Innovative Schools appeared first on Digital Promise.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Strengthen your school’s identity with these simple tips: Amplify great work that takes place on a daily basis by consistently sharing using a multi-faceted approach that blends traditional (newsletters, email, phone, face-to-face) with digital age tools (social media). It stands for who you are.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2010

We have also seen a movement to extending learning outside of the traditional day through the use of blogs and Google Sites, something that I hope more teachers will experiment with in 2011. Arts & Letters, and Global Leadership. These academies will include S.T.E.M.,

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools are changing the model of traditional public education and building policies, programs, and practices that demonstrate how forward-thinking leadership, combined with driven, empowered educators and smart technology use, can transform learning.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Two years ago I had the incredible opportunity to work with the entire leadership team of District 59 in Arlington Heights, Illinois for SEVEN days. They labeled it their ‘21st Century Leadership Academy.’ And we can build on all of that to start implementing new instructional and leadership paradigms in schools and classrooms.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For the past six years, Digital Promise has convened a national network of Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters)—leaders working to collaborate outside the traditional silos of sector and institution to design and implement transformative learning tools and programs in their communities. Leadership must be local.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 18, 2015

I just left this comment at Tony Tepedino’s blog in response to his statement that we have to stop pretending that academic rigor can only occur in a traditional classroom setting: I have seen innovative, project-based learning environments killed – by OTHER TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL!!!! Change agents and the hiring dilemma.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. This blog post is the second in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. We will explore this opportunity in our next blog post. Some compelling examples are emerging. Grappling with these matters is not simple.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2021

Popular micro-credentials included: Visionary Leadership for Technology. Note that Spanish-language versions of the micro-credentials listed in this blog were earned by pilot participants. Technology as a Tool for Professional Learning. Creating Digital Citizens.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I served on the initial advisory board for ISTE’s Standards for Education Leaders (back then, they were the NETS-A) and in 2016 I received ISTE’s global Award for Outstanding Leadership. Supporting effective technology integration and implementation: 2012 ISTE Leadership Forum #isteLF12. Related Posts.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

They changed my life, and we need more of them I think about where I would be if I didn’t have the support of my colleagues, mentors and leadership team and had instead left the profession. I think of how those 16 years as a principal elevated my own leadership skills and helped me found and lead the Center for Black Educator Development.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

But traditional internships are not universally accessible. “At Not everybody is a traditional 18- to 22-year-old student,” Churches said. In the semester-long course, volunteers from employer partners coach and mentor a small cohort of students on career skills, including leadership, problem-solving and communication.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2019

The idea was to expose our preservice administrators at the University of Colorado Denver to a variety of ways to foster and facilitate adult learning beyond schools’ traditional, moribund professional development sessions. Countdown to ISTE 03: English / language arts blogs (aka THE PUSH 2014).

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

White settlers were either unwilling or unable to recognize that a renegade band of Cheyenne and Arapaho had committed the atrocities— not the warriors under the leadership of Black Kettle and Left Hand. Buffalo were disappearing from their traditional hunting grounds, and their people were hungry. Brady, New York.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2022

They not only help with resolving device issues, but they also provide an opportunity for students to take on leadership roles in the school, develop a STEM-based skill set, and collaborate in an innovative learning environment. Student tech teams are an integral part of the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Head over to this blog post where I share this activity in more detail. You can read more about this simulation in this blog post here. The speech is the presidents chance to shine in their leadership role by reporting on how they feel the nation is doing and what they want to achieve in the new year.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2021

To ensure family perspective is not only heard but incorporated into the decision-making process, members present their findings and their recommendations to district leadership. Evaluation specialists train parents and caregivers to become evaluators for questions they have about data and to gather data from their communities.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The Creators of Innovation : Expanding who is an innovator beyond academic achievement, professional attainment and leadership or authority. The Participants in Innovation : Expanding access to innovation beyond the user who traditionally has direct, unrestricted access.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

MARCH 3, 2024

To create a program that is more than poster-making and pep assembly planning, check out this post where I lay out my three-part framework for creating a service leadership-centered program. What are the school traditions? For my full list of tips, check out this blog post: 9 Things Great Student Council Advisors Do.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Studies learning activity systems (not just one component)—such systems that integrate materials, technologies, supports, teacher professional development, assessments, leadership engagement, and other elements required to change teaching and learning. Learning Sciences vs. Sciences of Learning.

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Edthena

MAY 11, 2021

Co-author of The Distance Learning Playbook and literacy and leadership expert Doug Fisher has implemented new techniques to informally check for understanding in nontraditional ways as a K-12 teacher. Doug Fisher was interviewed by Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller for the teacher professional development blog PLtogether.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

Every year, The School Superintendents’ Association (AASA) awards the title "Superintendent of the Year" to exceptional leaders who work to identify and implement these solutions so students can succeed through leadership for learning, communication, professionalism, and community involvement.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

These include slide presentations, graphic organizers, infographics, ebooks, video presentations, websites, whiteboard app creations, graphic novels, blog posts, ePortfolios, podcasts, coded applications, digital art, video games, and VR world creations. These new forms of creativity can be easily shared with a wider more authentic audience.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. the district’s dynamic leadership team uses innovative learning environments to achieve meaningful results for its students to successfully graduate their students and prepare them for college and career.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 8, 2016

Seat time” (the traditional recognition of American students’ learning in terms of the hours they spend in courses) doesn’t say enough about what learners actually know and are able to do. Want to learn more about this game-changing approach to educator learning and leadership?

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