Leading on the #RoadToAwesome
So having read the first chapter of Popham’s Test Better, Teach Better, I like the direction the book is taking in looking at assessment from…
Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Test Better, Teach Better’ chapter 1
Good morning, students and staff. I want to take a little of your time today to share information regarding the rumors of potential acts of…
Across from my desk in my office I have a bookshelf loaded with all the same ‘best practice’ books owned by nearly all administrators. Each…
This summer I was reading a post by Bill Ferriter (@plugusin) on his blog The Tempered Radical. His three part series on flipping the classroom…
Just spent a couple hours at Jackson Hole High School in Jackson, WY. They have put a new program in place designed to focus on…
I have spent the last two days in Casper at the Wyoming Spring School Improvement Conference (denoted on twitter at #WyEdCon). I presented two different…
I had an interesting conversation this past weekend with my doctoral cohort group (great group of people) regarding state and federal accountability packages. One point…
Key Question #1 – What do YOU expect? Ask yourself this question – whether you are a teacher, administrator, paraprofessional or librarian…this could be of…
Continue reading What do you expect? Two keys for effectively leading staff and students.
So I just read a blog post by Tom Vander Ark titled 6 Reasons EdLeaders Should Let Students BYOD. (http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2011/10/6-reasons-edleaders-should-let-kids-bring-devices-to-school/) This brought a few interesting…
Big shout-out to RSHS junior Taylor Kalivas…her statement (speaking in auto correct) inspired this blog so way to go Taylor I am trying to focus…