First of all, I don’t blog nearly as often as I should. If my records are accurate, this is the first official blog post I have published on the Leader of Learning blog since January 30, 2018. However, I am trying to turn over a new leaf – two new […]
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Recently, I came across an interesting “challenge” thrown down by close educator friends of mine, Justin Schleider and Dene Gainey, who had been inspired by another PLN member, Jessie Boyce. The challenge, to write about why you love teaching within a budget of 100 words, was apparently first inspired by an assignment that Jessie […]
This post was written with rights granted to TeachBoost© and published as part of the “Your Coaching Toolbox” blog series. It has been cross-posted with permission. Between stints as a coach in my previous district and my current one, I wanted to learn more about how to support teachers and […]
Transformational leadership theory and practices can best help a leader with team building and communicating goals, values, and procedures.
When 2017 began, the closest I came to making any resolutions for this year was when I noticed many connected educators asking each other to use the hashtags #oneword and #oneword2017 to come up with one overarching word that would motivate us, guide us, and drive us to be successful […]
So, I haven’t blogged in a while and had been meaning to get back into it anyway when I came to a realization yesterday that I just had to write about. What was the realization? Well, it’s more that I came up with a motto that I think should be representative of […]
It’s not you, it’s me. Step aside, traditional professional development methods. You’re not right for me anymore. I’m an Edcamp guy now! Only recently I found out about and realized the awesomeness of a relatively new form of professional development for educators called edcamp. See, I have absolutely become a self-admitted […]
I have very recently come to a paramount realization that I believe will not only help shape the work I am doing now, but will also guide my future as an educational leader and (someday when someone is willing to give me a shot) school administrator. A realization that will help […]
I suggest that we all subscribe to the 80/20 Rule as we navigate our way through this neverending and mysterious puzzle known as life. “What is the 80/20 Rule?” you ask. Geez, why not just ask rediculously difficult questions like, “What is love?” or “What is the meaning of life?” You […]