Embodying Visionary Leadership – Connected Principals

How to Get Valuable Feedback

There is no question that educational leaders today deal with a relentless stream of competing demands, requiring them to work at a rapid pace, shifting quickly from one task to…

Why I Create…The Principal as Educational “Artist”

My professional career for the past 23 years has been as an educator. I was previously an elementary school teacher and for the past 18 years, I’ve been a principal.…

By Dwight Carter

Learning Is Irregular

Outside of school, most people apply learning across disciplines, scenarios, and experiences. For a majority of our lives as students, we are taught in a system that creates blocks of…

An Interview With George Couros About The Innovator’s Mindset

This post originally appeared on my EdWeek Blog One of the hottest new education books is The Innovator’s Mindset by my friend George Couros a Division Principal of Teaching and Learning with Parkland School Division,…

By Dwight Carter

My Beliefs As An Education Administrator

As I approached the end of my first year at New Albany High School, I took the time to reflect on my beliefs and share them with my Staffulty and…

By Patrick Larkin

This Week’s #CPChat – Social Media for Professional Learning

Join us tomorrow night for our third Connected Educator Month #CPChat. We are excited to have a great trio of Education Leaders moderating this week as we discuss using social…

By Johnny Bevacqua

The (Sometimes) Reluctant Principal

This post was originally published by Johnny Bevacqua at Figuring It Out I have the best job in the world. Being around talented, passionate, inquisitive, creative, compassionate and fun people is…

Leading by learning… #thefirstyear

By Amber Teamann

Leading by learning… #thefirstyear

With any new position, job, or skill…there is a learning curve. These days I walk the tightrope of leading…and learning. I posted this quote at our PLC meeting today and…

By George Couros

3 Ways to Curate and Share Great Content

One thing that I pride myself on, is the ability to curate and share the work of others. I have been blessed with a huge network on social media and…

By George Couros

Taking Notes vs. Taking a Picture of Notes; Which Wins?

Although I have seen this picture before, I saw it tweeted again recently: Although this seems like a no-brainer as a method to quickly capture information, there is also the…

By Johnny Bevacqua

From Possibilties to Priorities: Inspiring a Vision for Learning

This post was originally posted on Figuring It Out by J. Bevacqua One of the exciting opportunities that stand before us as a community is the renewal a large portion of our…

By Kyle Hoopes

What Do We Do When Students Don’t Like School

I was just recently issued a challenge by a good principal friend of mine, Adam Welcome, to post ideas around specific topics each week. I think it is a wonderful…

By George Couros

What Innovation Is and Isn’t

To simplify the notion of innovation, it is something that is both new (either invention or iteration) and better. Innovation is not about the “stuff”, but about a way of…

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By George Couros

3 Questions Crucial to Creating the Conditions for Change

Frustration is an easy emotion when you either see opportunities for change in our work, but don’t see others moving to the point that you have envisioned. In one day,…

By George Couros

How do we make “great learning” go viral?

A question that has been burning in my mind lately is “how do we make great learning go viral?” Many want positive change to spread quickly, but often we create conditions…

By George Couros

The Biggest Barrier to Innovation

“Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity.” Will Smith Maybe it’s because I have been listening to “motivational speeches” on 8Tracks, or maybe because I have been…

By George Couros

It’s not always about the decision, but often about how the decision was made.

If you have read this blog before, you have known that I am repetitive on the notion that innovation starts with the question, “what is best for kids?” We have…

By sblankenship

Teacher Interview Questions that Work

Dr. Todd Whitaker says, “The best thing a principal can do to build parent relations is to ensure every student has a phenomenal teacher.” To do this, we can start…

By William Parker

Going For Gold: An Essential Element

Our high school football team (American football) is headed for the state championship game this weekend (You can see their championship game promo here.)

Two years ago when these senior players were sophomores, their team won no games. It was a painful experience for everyone.

But the coaches and players rallied around a new vision, and now they are reaping the harvest of their hard work.

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to say a few words to the team. So I shared with them one of my favorite stories from history: the epic battle of Little Round Top. Read More Going For Gold: An Essential Element

By Patrick Larkin

Tomorrow’s First #CPChat for #CE14 Addresses How School Leaders Can Best Support Technology Integration Efforts

We are excited that for the second straight year Connected Principals will be working in conjunction with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) during the…

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