Posted in Edublog awards, blogging, educational technology, k-12 education, leadership, learning, thanks, thanksgiving on December 27, 2007 | 11 Comments »
It’s been 13 months since I published my first blog post. I have learned a lot about blogging since that first post. By all measures, for a beginner, I had a successful year. I want to thank the wonderful community of educators who have been supporter of Ed Tech Journeys. These folks have been [...]
Posted in NCLB, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, learning styles, teachers on December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This from the Leading Blog “Which Should You Have? Performance Goals versus Learning Goals” based on research from Carol Dweck.
“Performance goals are about “winning positive judgments of your competence and avoiding negative ones. In other words, when students pursue performance goals they’re concerned with their level of intelligence: They want to look smart (to themselves [...]
Posted in body, embodiment, journeys, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, mind, somatics, spirit, transformation on December 14, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I am obsessed and have lost most of my objectivity on the subject of ed tech leadership. When I ask individuals and groups what elements they notice in the best leaders they have worked with in their lives they answer, almost unanimously, with a list of personal characteristics:
honesty, trustworthiness, clarity, inspiring, trusting, integrity, caring, accountable, [...]
Posted in executive coaching, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, transformation on December 10, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I’ll keep this post simple and I look forward to your responses.
If the foundation of effective leadership is…
1) being honest with ourselves and others
2) acting with integrity
3) having courage
4) being accountable
5) holding a vision
6) articulating a vision with clarity
7) being trustworthy
8} trusting others
9 having a deep sense of caring
10) and inspiring others to their [...]
Posted in educational technology, inspiration, k-12 education, leadership, learning, purpose, statistics, transformation on December 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am not a great believer in “inevitability”. I believe that each of us has the power and the responsibility, especially as educators, to create social environments and classrooms that reflect our values, beliefs, and aspirations. When I hear educators use inevitability as an argument for adopting technology, I cringe.
“Today’s 21 year olds have watched [...]
Posted in educational technology, embodiment, executive coaching, k-12 education, leadership, leadership development, learning, learning styles, transformation on December 1, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Whenever I ask a group to close their eyes and think back to someone they worked for who was a great leader, and to remember what they admired about them; I get a very similar list. Here are the top ten items that get mentioned the most:
1) honesty 2) integrity 3) courage [...]
