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Against the Flow Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

The fail-safe that we are made to think is protecting in nature actually holds us back from following through on implementing innovative ideas that can improve professional practice. Human nature compels us in many cases to take the easiest possible path to success. Are we more concerned about learning or traditional grading practices?

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Digital Learners Need (and Deserve) Digital Leaders #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

Leading the transition from 20th century to 21st century schools includes attention to the human toll it takes when such large changes are being required. Ongoing professional development, constant review and analysis of successful attempts at the changes in learning opportunities and the increasing use of technology offer momentum."

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Excuses Hold Us Back

A Principal's Reflections

Excuses are just a part of human existence. Excuses are fueled by elements such as fear of change, a desire to protect the status quo, lack of education/knowledge, top-down leadership, micromanagement, and the unwillingness to take risks. Change Innovation Leadership'

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Learning Never Stops

A Principal's Reflections

The same can be said about drive-by professional development. 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. Herein lies the power of a PLN.

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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Cult of Pedagogy

” Amazon | Bookshop.org The strategies in Arise are all built on a framework of six core human needs: belonging, autonomy, competence, self-esteem, trust , and purpose. When you’re thinking about wanting to help someone develop, you need to keep their full humanity at the center.” ” 1.

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). Up until this point, professional development was always done to me as opposed to something that I wanted to be an active part of. Thus, my thinking changed.

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Our Quest for More R&R

A Principal's Reflections

Another fantastic resource in addition to the definitions above is the Rigor/Relevance Framework by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Teachers now meet as part of three overreaching groups that include Humanities, S.T.E.M., and Special Programs (special education, arts, and technology).