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While some institutions of higher learning have grown skeptical of the MOOC phenomenon spreading through its ranks (and the startups responsible), you have to give Coursera credit for keeping its foot on the gas.
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What’s the message?
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The past two and a half years have been difficult as a school leader. We have moved two schools – a K-6 and a 7-12 – into a new building. As we started this process we did a number of team building activities and had staff meetings together. The message I always began with is “Do what is best for students”. Today i still begin our discussions this way. The implied message is that what we do may not always be what is easiest or less stressful or …. but will be in the best interest of the students we serve.
As a leader, it is important that you have a cornerstone upon which you can stand because that will be what will see you through the difficult times, provide you guidance in times of uncertainty and ground you when things are going well.
What’s your message?
Today I get to watch my daughter play hockey. She’s a goalie. Anyone who hasn’t played that position doesn’t really understand the position. It’s lonely at times, with a great deal of pressure. As I watched her today, it’s amazing how much she has improved from the beginning of the season. Heck, how much she learned from last weekend when she had 28 goals scored on her in 3 games. Not many kids would volunteer to suit up after that. In fact, she is even missing a family wedding so she can play this weekend.
As an educator, I’m always so impressed with children when they don’t allow a bad game or 3 affect them. As my daughter was getting ready today, all she was focused on was improving – not letting the other team score on a wrap-around. Not give up the long goal – get her body in front of that puck. It wasn’t about the bad games or the mistakes but about learning from them and getting better.
Somehow, as educators, heck as adults, we must adopt this same attitude. People like Angela Maiers, Lisa Dabbs, Tristan Bishop, Vicki Davis and others continue to bring this message but it needs to become something our children hear each day, especially in our schools.
As a K-12 principal, I often feel like a goalie (which I have been)! Too often I don’t just shake off that last goal and I waste too much time on what I could have done to make that save instead of looking around me to see how hard my team is working, thanking them for all their hard work, patting them on the back and getting ready to play again. That’s what I saw my kid do over and over last weekend – 28 times. She’s taught me a few things – last weekend it was about being a real leader.
Thanks Sarah.
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BILLINGS – Prime time television shows like CSI: Miami capture the attention of viewers every single season, but believe it or not these shows are also shaping how and what our kids are learning in the classroom.
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Should public school leaders embrace social media? Consultant Joel Gagne says they can’t afford not to. (Image via CrunchBase) The following is a guest post by Joel Gagne, CEO of Allerton Hill Consulting.
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Tom Whitby wrote an interesting post in this space titled “The connected conundrum for education.” Instead of a conundrum, maybe the old guard can treat Co…
A good article on needing to be connected.
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