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A Student's Perspective on Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

I approached senior Filip Piasevoli last week and asked if he would consider taking the theme of my blog and writing his own thoughts on leadership, technology, and student-centered learning. New Milford High School has presented me with more than enough opportunities to develop my leadership skills.

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The Limitations of Being a Disconnected Nomad

A Principal's Reflections

My problem, as I now often reflect back upon how I used to perceive social media, was that I was not educated on how this tool could improve leadership and learning. I offer up this walk down history lane as a call to action. connected educators Digital Leadership Opinion Personal Learning Network' Image credit: [link] ?I

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What You Really Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A Principal's Reflections

AI, while a powerful tool, can only partially replace the role of human leadership in schools. While AI can provide data-driven insights and automate certain tasks, it needs a nuanced understanding of human relationships, cultural contexts, and complex decision-making processes essential for effective leadership. Prompt all you want.

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Creating Interactive Lessons Through App Smashing

A Principal's Reflections

First and foremost, we must always keep sound pedagogy in mind, something that I discuss at length in Digital Leadership. I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. My goal is to try to make it a little easier with some simple to use tips on how to leverage free tools.

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Change Comes From Within

A Principal's Reflections

One just has to refer to the history books to see how this has played out across the world since the beginning of time. It does not rely on someone being in a leadership position in a traditional sense, but more so on a desire to want to change professional practice. Change educational leadership Leadership Opinion'

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Moving to a Hybrid Learning Model

A Principal's Reflections

The premise though is to not only incorporate what has been learned up to this point during one of the most disruptive times in history but also to perceive what might come next. The image below begins to visualize what this could look like as schools begin to transform teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

The stage was set over the summer for me to work six days in each of their three schools to assist with teaching, learning, and leadership associated with their 1:1 implementation. One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented.

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