by smcneely | Dec 2, 2011 | Blog
I talk about culture all the time, mostly in the context of literacy, but also in relation to college-going, school climate, and the arts. I’ve never been hard-pressed to offer a suitable definition for culture in any of these scenarios, but when you remove the word...
by admin | Nov 18, 2011 | Blog
“Creativity is about connecting things.” Steve Jobs This past summer I decided it was time to learn something new. I enrolled in a week – long class on stop-motion animation at Arrowmont School of Crafts. The workshop was led by two folks from...
by smcneely | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
Several months ago I wrote a post about four important words that I know to move mountains when people are otherwise stuck. You can link to it here. Today’s post is also about four important words, arguably the most important words you can add to your leadership...
by dwalker | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog
Conducting classroom walkthroughs is a useful strategy for gaining an overall picture of instruction in the building. While brief in nature, walkthrough visits yield patterns of data in terms of the instructional strategies that teachers use, levels of student...
by admin | Sep 23, 2011 | Blog
A view from the field: Guest blogger Danny Osborne shares. This month brings to an end a five-year National a Striving Readers Grant. Recently I invited one of the participating principals to share his experiences and how his role as a principal has been impacted by...
