Posted in children's gifts, inspiration, k-12 education, learning, new beginnings, purpose, teachers, transformation on August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Summer is in its last throes. Teachers and students who have been totally immersed in the freedom of the brilliant days and soft nights of July and August are beginning to let thoughts of the coming year creep into their consciousness. School has a beautiful and unique rhythm to it, all its own. One of [...]
Posted in executive coaching, inspiration, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, practice, purpose, transformation on August 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m a big guy; 6’5”, 235 pounds. All my life I have been compensating for my physical presence by making myself smaller, so as not to intimidate others. When I say I make my self smaller, it goes beyond the physical; I make myself smaller in every aspect of my life. I have compromised myself, [...]
Posted in ed tech planning, educational technology, executive coaching, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, value on August 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Recently I had the experience of delivering one of the best leadership development workshops I have ever done. It was an amazing experience and I couldn’t wait to see the course evaluations. I sat and looked through them and was shocked by the number of low scores and negative comments the session received. I [...]
Posted in educational technology, executive coaching, journeys, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, practice, transformation on August 4, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Recently, I had an experience that surfaced an issue that troubles me. We were working with a group of principals as part of an effort to have them buy into technology, as well as play a more effective role in leading their schools through the cultural change necessary for its systemic use. Our focus [...]
