A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

No one can argue that the evolution of the real-time web has dramatically altered how we communicate, gather information, and reflect. The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Consider providing opportunities for staff to spread their wings by heading up committees, planning professional learning, and working side-by-side with you to develop new courses, electives, and schedules. Move away from drive-by professional development and blanket approaches to personalized, job-embedded models.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

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.

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Archiving Leadership Professional Development Tradition 407

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2020

For more information on various hybrid models, check out this detailed piece from Education Week. Develop a coverage schedule If you are an administrator reading this, hero status can be achieved by working with your leadership team to develop a coverage schedule.

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Pedagogy Professional Development Leadership Teaching 508

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

Begin with meticulous planning using the information provided in the key focus areas previously covered above. Then think about strategies to inform and educate families as to what their kids can expect. Digital leadership compels us to meet them where they are and engage in two-way communications using a hybrid approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Professional Learning Typical means of professional development (PD) such as drive-by events, one-off workshops, or book studies, while having value, will not lead to impactful virtual learning at scale. There needs to be a shift from “PD” to professional learning that is ongoing, job-embedded, and research-aligned.

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Professional Development Leadership Research Pedagogy 513

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2023

With the suggestions in hand, the leaders were empowered to review what we had seen and my recommendations to determine the focus for an upcoming professional development day I would be facilitating. Feedback is a critical catalyst for professional learning and growth.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Check out this video for more information.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions. On the contrary, teachers want professional learning that is practical, engaging and relevant. In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2015

The onset of the process is typically fraught with challenges such as overcoming the status quo, a mentality of if it isn’t broke why fix it, fear, a void of leadership somewhere in the hierarchy of schools, lack of knowledge on initiating change, no clear vision, too many initiatives at once, naysayers/antagonists, and a one size fits all approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

So many exciting things have happened recently as a result of my own learning and growth in educational technology and leadership. As a result, I have seen my own knowledge increase in these areas, participated in exciting professional development opportunities, presented at both my school and at other events on web 2.0,

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

This past April I was fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at the Moanalua High School Professional Development Conference in Honolulu, HI. It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation. For more information and to register click HERE.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? Screen time for students Making technology purposeful, not just tech for the sake of it Students don’t hold the information anymore as they can get it anywhere.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2015

As instruction becomes increasingly personalized for students, teachers are ready for those same principles to drive their on-going professional development. "Teachers If we focus on learning and development, teachers know where they need to go." The need and demand for personalized professional development is growing.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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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

JUNE 18, 2012

My reflections led to a belief that I actually had useful information to share that might be utilized to help other educators grow, think, take-risks, and eventually share their success stories. These include mentoring, professional development, encouragement, ideas to reform the profession, and most importantly inspiration.

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Leadership Professional Development Tradition Education 282

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The Pillars of Digital Leadership provided the circumstances and conditions to create the door for opportunity to knock on. By getting information out there and telling your story, a brand presence organically forms. Don’t just discover opportunity, but also build doors to welcome it in. It is here where opportunity arises.

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Cultures Leadership Professional Development Education 319

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2011

With this being said, quality leadership becomes even more essential in order to cultivate a school culture whose primary focus is on the learning and achievement of each and every student. Here are some of my leadership strategies for making change during challenging times. Change Leadership Students Stakeholders pedagogy'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. At the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) my team and I work with schools and districts to get mobile learning initiatives right before an all out rollout.

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Professional Development Leadership Educational Technology Research 258

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By addressing the current challenges in education, promoting professional development, and prioritizing emotional well-being, this article provides a comprehensive guide for educators committed to bridging the gap between teachers and principals. Performance for all increases within a collaborative school model.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2017

In some cases, these will be hard to swallow, but from an accountability perspective you will need to dig deep and display what constitutes real leadership even if this is not modeled by the people in power above you. The focus should be on how this change will improve teaching, learning, and/or leadership. So there you have it.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

Using available micro-credentials from Digital Promise, each educator can create a personalized professional development plan that builds on the expertise they feel they most need in the classroom and in our schools. Micro-credentials provide personalized professional development opportunities aligned to theory of action plans.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

See what’s worked for successful entrepreneurs who’ve met their own goals, and find a fit for your continuing professional development. While embracing the listed elements above, think about the following strategies that Trish and I believe lead to edupreneurial leadership. Start to follow them online.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2012

One of my goals when I present on leadership, change, and transformation is to inspire other school leaders to begin to blog. I began to see the power of Twitter as a professional development tool. With that being said please welcome Paul Vieira , Principal of East Bridgewater High School (MA), to the blogosphere.

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Professional Development Leadership High School Education 214

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? If digital leadership is your thing, set up a few tools ( Padlet , TodaysMeet, Tackk ) and allow anonymous comments to be posted. You can learn more about the PGP process HERE.

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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.’ Great information on creating and evaluating PBL projects. There were about 40 of us. Is there a number higher than 5?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

As digital technology continues to evolve, educators now have numerous options to connect, learn, and grow in both formal and informal ways. Ability to join specific communities aligned to professional learning needs and interests.Be sure to check out the Leadership 3.0 community that I facilitate.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2010

Last week I created my first forms to collect summary and evaluation information on staff professional development and webinars. Prior to forms I would stalk my staff via email to collect this information so that I could include it in my monthly Principal''s Report. Google Ideas Innovation Opinion Leadership Web2.0'

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Edthena

DECEMBER 7, 2015

To connect each painting to the broader story of the exhibit, the museum curator uses labels to highlight information about each artifact. Data aligned to professional skills. Imagine a coach created a professional development cycle focused on questioning strategies. 1 In fact, there’s even an award for label writing.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2011

Other major responsibilities include evaluations, budget preparation, development of action plans, mentoring, and professional development. In 140 characters or less I can communicate with stakeholders by sharing useful information ( @NewMilfordHS ) for free! If I find value in the information, I retweet it.

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Leadership Professional Development Educational Technology Cultures 223

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2010

This was by far the most intense, and rewarding professional development venture that I have ever been a part of. I found it particularly challenging at times to tweet what I felt was compelling information, due to the fear that I would miss something during the process. innovation leadership change Google web2.0

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We selected Ballard and her peers for our series of focus groups because of their leadership in supporting the effective use of technology in their schools. That support might include peer-teacher models, relevant professional development opportunities and professional learning communities that elevate teacher voices.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

However, 7 in 10 of these same educators did not feel prepared to implement trauma-informed practices. High-quality professional development in remote teaching practices and technology can help. An Education Week survey found that only 29 percent of teachers received ongoing training in SEL throughout the school year.

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ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. To achieve this, Carrozza's district is streamlining platforms, tools and curriculum choices to develop a unified digital learning ecosystem.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

When her children moved to the next grade, we met with their new teachers to share background information to build continuity of support. Teacher induction involves components such as mentoring, professional development and coaching for those entering the field.

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Social Justice Leadership Cultures Professional Development 145

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.”. Questions must be considered when developing policies. Some compelling examples are emerging. We will explore this opportunity in our next blog post.

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