Comments Conundrum

Posted by on Aug 23, 2009

My blog is now one year old.  Well, the official birth date was actually August 2nd.  Sadly, I did not make it a cake and allow it to be consumed in epically sloppy fashion while I stood by snapping photos of the moment.  I just let it roll by quietly. The reason I even bring […]

School Culture

Posted by on Aug 23, 2009

*This is a reflection post required for my JHU-ISTE Leadership program. This post is in response to the following two questions. * What impact does the creation of a positive school culture have on school reform? * How has what you have learned so far in the course shaped your concept of an effective leader? […]

Effective Leadership

Posted by on Aug 2, 2009

*This is a reflection post required for my JHU-ISTE Leadership program. This post is in response to the following two questions. How has what you’ve learned so far in this course shaped your concept of an effective leader? Based on what you’ve learned so far, what are the top 3-5 characteristics you believe a successful […]

Constructing Modern Knowledge 2009

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009

I spent four days last week in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Constructing Modern Knowledge Institute.  As I sit here one week after returning, I’m still left to wonder how in the world I can possibly capture all that is rattling around in my mind as a direct cause of attending the institute. I’m going […]

Engaging Your Community

Posted by on Jul 20, 2009

My last post generated some intriguing discussion.  Specifically, the issue of people being connected in our community surfaced.  As did the notion of “top edubloggers” and their level of connection or general disconnection to the population of other educators, and I think both ideas merit further exploration. The very notion that there exists such a […]