Tag: leadership
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Don’t Rush Back to Normal
This past week, we’ve heard from several states that school districts will be closed for the remainder of the year. This is another big blow after we have all had to ‘eat the whole elephant’ of learning #remotelearning in such a small window with a need to be effective and to make sure that students […]
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Great Talk in Texas/Take the Dive
This past week I had the pleasure of connecting and sharing with the Somerville ISD and Snook ISD in Texas! I want to thank them for rolling out a very warm reception and allowing me to give the opening year talk on how we can make a difference for our learners. Of course, part of […]
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‘Is Your Leadership Attitude Worth Catching?’
Last month, Dr. Julie Morrow @morrowj1967, our Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, led a talk with principals about setting the tone in our schools and how important our influence is to teachers, students and our community. I tweeted this picture during her presentation as what she was saying really resonated with me and the conversations I’ve been having with […]
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The Realities of Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning
James Pittman, the technology facilitator at West Rowan Middle School, shared this article with me about a digital/thinking shift happening at AT&T. Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else http://buff.ly/1QfahPt Randall Stephenson, Chief and Chairman at AT&T, has laid out a new, clear vision for where the company needs to […]
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Be That Teacher
Teaching is hard. Change is hard. We regularly ask teachers to make difficult adjustments to their practices. Change talks come from all levels, central office, building administrators and from the teachers themselves. If we are going to commit to relevant and rigorous learning, we have to commit to real, regular and honest conversations with ourselves, […]
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Its a Culture Builder, Not a Selfie Stick
We had our #OpenHouse Thursday night and it was a rousing success! After some heavy promotion and incredible preparation from an incredible staff [#GoBulldogs], we enjoyed a packed gymnasium, full halls and lots of smiles! We had two separate events – one special open house for 6th graders and a separate one for 7th/8th. Both […]
Derek L. McCoy 