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What I have Learned this Year (So Far)
I am 55 years old, and I am in middle school. Well, not IN middle school, but I have started my 30th year in a middle school. My wife would tell you I have always been a slow learner. But … Continue reading
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Help in Mastering the Crap Shoot of Hiring New Teachers
I have been interviewing teacher candidates for over 15 years. I have interviewed teachers that I thought were great, hired them and found out that the interview was not a good indicator of their teaching ability. I have gone the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Learning, Middle School
Tagged Educational Leadership, Hiring, teachers
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My Leadership Rules
I am in the process of completing my 30th year in public education. I can remember my first day like it was yesterday. I was young, mostly naïve and ready to get to work. I placed more emphasis on my coaching … Continue reading
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How Far Do We Go?
This year, we rolled out a 1:1 initiative at all of our middle schools. We distributed 14,000 Chromebooks, one to every middle schooler in the county. As a part of this initiative, we were asked by the Central Office administration … Continue reading
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Weekly Education Links (weekly)
Here are my Diigo posts for the week of January 26, 2015. I hope that all of you had a wonderful first semester! My best wishes for a fantastic second semester. Make this week ridiculously awesome. If You Were Gone … Continue reading
Why Middle School is So Important
So, this is my 30th year in public education. 30 years. It seems like just yesterday I was walking into my first faculty meeting as a brand new teacher. Now, I am the one running the meetings. I cannot believe how … Continue reading
A Bright New World, Part 2
In my last post, I talked about how our school was moving to a 1:1 computing environment. I wrote a bit about how we prepared and distributed the machines, and a bit about our philosophy moving forward. The students have … Continue reading
Posted in Blended Learning, Learning, Technology
Tagged Chromebooks, Educational Leadership, teaching, Technology
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Weekly Education Links (weekly)
Here are my Diigo posts from the week of July 21. I had a great week of vacation, and now am focused on getting ready for the opening of school in a few short weeks. Look for a new blog … Continue reading
Weekly Education Links (weekly)
Here are my weekly Diigo links from across the web. Check out my newest blog post on leadership rules. June is finally here, and we are all either wrapping up the year or have just finished wrapping up the year. … Continue reading
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What Are Your Leadership Rules?
A few weeks ago, I read a blog post about rules for leadership. It challenged me to think about the rules that are important to me as a school leader. What are the things that I believe in that guide my … Continue reading
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