PICK A ‘NO OFFICE DAY’ – SEPTEMBER 12-16th, 2011 At about the same time back in December 2010, Lyn Hilt & I both decided to spend a little more time in our classrooms rather than in our offices. Although I was in Dalian, China and she was in Denver, Pennsylvania, USA, we are both...
I wasn’t there. In fact, I was almost literally half-way around the world. It happened at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia, and I’m in Dalian, China. The session was called: What Does it Mean to Be a Tech-Savvy Principal? I followed along on the #cpchat and on a tool called TodaysMeet, but I commented...
Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether...
The following has been cross-posted at the Will Deyamport’s blog. “Bosses ought to be judged by what they and their people get done and by how their followers feel along the way.” Robert I. Sutton, Good Boss, Bad Boss Reflecting on the weekend about a presentation that Patrick Larkin and I did on Connected...
I am extremely proud of the work that many of my colleagues have done with the Connected Principals website. We have been approached by Classroom 2.0 to do a live presentation on Saturday, at 12 PM EST. It would be great if you could join Patrick Larkin and myself to discuss the evolution and...
“The question isn’t whether you will be transparent, authentic, and real, but rather, how much you will let go and be open in the face of new technologies.” Charlene Li, Open Leadership Currently, I have the tremendous opportunity to work with school and district based administrators in Alberta on a cohort entitled, “The Networked...
Patrick Larkin and I had the honour (he had the honor) of leading a conversation at Educon on Sunday and had some fantastic learning experiences ourselves with people from all areas of education. It was great to see so many of our “Connected Principal” colleagues able to attend both virtually and in person as...
The topic of October’s Connected Principals Elluminate session focused on engaging parents as partners in our schools. Patrick Larkin, Janet Avery, and Chris Wejr offered their administrative perspectives on this issue, and parent Penny Lindalle spoke thoughtfully about how parents view true engagement in their child’s educational experiences and ways that administrators can foster...
We are so excited for the Connected Principals Elluminate Session that will be happening on Sunday, September 26th, at 5:30 EST. We are looking forward to having Patrick Larkin, Lyn Hilt, Dave Meister joining myself on the panel. Gathering questions from educators all over the world, we will be discussing the following topics: Management...
When I first thought of the idea of creating the “Connected Principals” website, it was to include a small group of administrators who I had come to know and learn about where they stand on education. Through talking with some of them, we thought it would be best to open up the community to...
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