A Question I Often Get

 

 

Question: “I work in NYC and I’m interested in working in the suburbs. I am not getting interviews when I apply to suburban schools. What can I do?”

 

There is a barrier. Although unspoken, part of it is snobbery, and part of it is a mythology that NYC educators' experiences are not transferable to the suburbs because of the cultural differences. However, the challenge can be met in several…

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The Death of the Technology Committee,

the Birth of Something Much Better

Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s the purpose of a school-wide or district-wide technology committee?”

Over the last couple of months, I’ve been doing that.  And, the more I ponder this question, the more I wonder, “Why would I want a technology committee? And, “Are technology committees just outdated…

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How to Respond to the Unwritten Job Requirements (Part 3)

I hope you found the suggestions (1 thru 7) that I’ve provided to you over the last two weeks to be helpful. To read these two blogs, you should review my activity on this site.  I am now passing along ideas to address: (8) intelligence, (9) professionalism and (10) low maintenance in order to help you better strategize in getting your leadership job. Remember that your…

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This past summer I had the very fortunate opportunity (with my good friend and colleague @triciainter) to spend two days with the fine people of Miles College talking about Leadership and Learning in an Age of Networked Intelligence. It was a wonderful trip for me, especially since I got the chance…

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I am a huge fan of twitter and continue to use it as a 24/7/365 portal to learning.  As an instructional leader, I am constantly looking for ways to discuss topics on leadership and…

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I have a few core educational values close to my heart.  One is to treat each child as if they were my own, and another is to teach using stories.  I'd like to combine each of these philosophies in this post to share a story on leadership lessons I learned from my own children. 



My wife and I have raised our children…

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5 Leadership Keys I Have Learned from the Martial Arts by Brad Szollose

Retrieved July 26, 2010

http://www.liquidleadership.blogspot.com/

At 45, through some serious prompting from my wife's 17-year old nephew, Sebastian, I decided to do something that most people my age would find a little risky - I enrolled in Shaolin Kempo Jujitsu. 



Imagine a…

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T.H.E. Journal

http://thejournal.com/Articles/2012/06/07/7-habits-of-highly-effective-tech-leading-principals.aspx

By Jennifer Demski - 06/07/12…

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This will not be your typical New Year's resolution post promising to lose 20lbs, give more to charity or adopt a pet.  Although I find resolutions fun,…

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In Jim Collins’ bestselling book “Good to Great” he points out that the enemy of Great is Good. He explains that we don’t have great schools because we have good schools – society is content with good.  My primary focus as an…

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By Howard Behar and Michael Lee Stallard



American leaders need to wake up and smell the coffee. Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Earlier this year, a Conference Board research report showed that job satisfaction is at the lowest level since the organization began measuring it more than 20 years ago. The report went on to show this has been a…

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Three changes have affected education in the United States; all involve access.



All children now have the right to access educational services. There are no more places to hide those students who are harder to teach or slower to learn.



All customers of educational services - students, teachers, parents, and other taxpayers - now have a right to access educational data. There are no more places to hide those teachers and those practices that fail to educate.



And,… Continue