Schools out. Summers here. This is a time for reflection and renewal. I invite each of you to go about reflection and renewal deliberately, and with a healthy dose of self-honesty.
Look back on the past year and ask yourself:
“What is it that I learned this year?”
“If I boiled my experiences down to the one or [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Summer Reflection, Renewal, and Learning
Posted in Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on June 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A Way Forward
Posted in Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Learning, Purpose, Transformation on June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps our way forward is simple. Rather than continuing the endless narcissist debate about transformational change in American schools…”how should we do it? can it be done? do we need to tear it down and start over”, etc; we can focus our energy and resources in an effort to provide basic education to developing nations.
This [...]
Scarcity
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Transformation on June 6, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Most educators, maybe most of the general public, live their lives in the belief that scarcity is the way of things. There is only so much to go around, so be sure that you fight for your piece of the pie, even if is at the expense of another.
Our attitudes toward scarcity are reflected in [...]
Fool’s Gold
Posted in Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Miguel Guhlin’s post “Broken Scales” raises some important questions about professional and personal learning. Miguel describes a team meeting where his team helps him “see the light”.
“At the team meeting, with vigorous discussion of my team, I realized that I had a choice–continue to be fearful and try to retain control while seeming to give [...]
Student Cultures
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I wonder if developing a healthy student culture might be a key to transforming our schools. No matter what we do with the curriculum, or with pedagogy; it is all for naught if the students’ culture runs contrary.
Is the culture one where students value academic achievement, or are they living in a “It’s [...]
