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When Community Fails

"The role of community in schools consists of the connections between schools and individuals, businesses, and formal and informal organizations and institutions that can leverage

Scribbled Treasures

Cleaning my home office (obligatory during the holidays) has unearthed a few of my old notebooks. These little leather bound (fake leather, no doubt) journals contain my work notes

Leadership That Works

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work with many different supervisors. The best found a way to inspire those around them. I was fortunate to have three principals. Of th

School Hopping - Good for Anyone?

"Hey, Tom," I said, "How have you been?" I ran into the principal in the foyer of the technology building, his smile catching me like a deer in the headlights. I'm not good with pu

Beyond Fear

A superintendent in a small school district gave a talk at the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter's Conference a few years ago. She moved her hands quickly

Embrace Different

What does it mean to be different? It's a question I've often reflected on, inconclusively. Ever since I realized that being bullied in middle school has forced me to step back fro

TLT Continuum

This past week, highly esteemed colleague Jonathan "DataMan" Hulbert dropped by the office for a chat. It was a wide ranging conversation focused on Jonathan's interests for bringi

Hope of Redemption

"What's the path for this person to find their way back into the good graces of the organization?" You know, when people have behaved in ways that are out of alignment with o

Make Straight the Way

Recently, I've been trying to ask the question, "How can I help?" When I ask it, I'm not expecting people to say, "lend a hand or pitch in and help me finish my work faster." I exp

Getting Along

"What the heck has Beth all riled up?" I growled to a dear friend, who happened to be a 2nd grade teacher where I taught 3rd grade bilingual in East Texas. "Did you hear how she cu

Not In It For Money

Colleague Randy Rodgers recently shared this video and it's sadly ironic to hear some of the remarks made by 1981 newspaper editors captivated by the technology: [youtube=

Go Crucial

Trying to summarize what I know, make it easier to share with others, I found myself playing extensively with Haiku Deck earlier tonight. What started out as a short play session t

No More Lists?

‎"I love reading another reader’s list of favorites. Even when I find I do not share their tastes or predilections, I am provoked to compare, contrast, and contradict. It is a mo

Void the Future

Cleaning out old files today, I ran across a yellow piece of paper upon which the following was typed. The source for the wisdom shared is listed as follows: [![](

Tell a Story

Educational leaders telling digital stories...it's a powerful idea that has little to latch onto in terms of "real life." How many educational leaders do you know actually tell dig

Unbound

In "Friend, foe or strong leader?," Amber Teamann explores the challenges teachers face in using social media. But the post is more

TCEA Area 20 Council

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in the TCEA Area 9 Conference in Jacksboro, Texas. It was a fun event for me I moodled all day; [check here for workshop ma

TCEA Needs You!

I encourage folks in and around San Antonio part of TCEA Area 20 to nominate themselves or others! In the interests of full disclosure, I have decided to run for TCEA Area 20 Dir

5 Temptations of a CEO Revisited

Temptation 1: Being more interested in protecting your career status than you are in making sure your company achieves results. Advice: Make results the most important mea

Be Like Them

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. High school students are going to be held accountable for what they post on blogs and on social networking Web sites such as MySpace.com. The board of commun

Freedom to Speak

As I struggle with my own fear, my own self censoring, I realize how controlled many of us really are. I've been aware of this for a long time so there's no excuse for it. But bein

ReAssert Yourself

"I have an idea!," my daughter (between 2 and 3 at the time) would proclaim on long road trips, "Let's sing ABC!" What would follow would be a cute rendition of the ABC song. It ne

Urgency - Useful Questions

As much as I enjoyed Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter, I get the sense that I'm not going to have that experience with another book, A Sense of Urgency. It's one of those book

End in Mind

As school districts reflect on what they will do with their share of the economic stimulus funding, how they will spend Vision 20/20 or ARRA grant funds, [Jeff's words at The Think

Why Not New Tech High Schools

In an earlier post, I lamented that the LOTI folks had switched their language and were eschewing their support of technology use to focus on instruction. Jerram Froese writes in r

What Advice Would You Give?

What advice would you give a brand new C&I Superintendent? That's the question that popped into my head earlier today, and for some reason, I can't get it out. It's a tough questio

1 Reason to Change

"Why don't you type up your writing assignment like you do your stories?" I asked my 13 year old daughter a few weeks ago. Her response shocked me. "I have to write it up at school

Beyond Fear

A superintendent in a small school district gave a talk at the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter's Conference a few years ago. She moved her hands quickly

YES WE CAN!

Like many Americans, I am watching all the candidates and how gracefully they concede or acknowledge their victories. For the South Carolina election, I was impressed by candidate

Urban School Leaders

In an issue of District Administration (December, 2005), the following quote appears: Establishing honest relationships within their building is key to how the school will pe