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Is leadership in your organization’s DNA?
Posted on September 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
smartbrief.com Jill Griffin August 30, 2016 Created with PixTeller Great leaders and great organizations don’t just happen. I have had the opportunity to work and consult at high levels in the upper echelons of corporations, and I’ve been on the board of Luby’s/Fuddruckers since 2003. I can tell you unequivocally that I wouldn’t have gotten […]
What Kids Wish Their Teachers Knew
Posted on September 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
By DONNA DE LA CRUZ The New York Times–AUG. 31, 2016 When Kyle Schwartz started teaching third grade at Doull Elementary School in Denver, she wanted to get to know her students better. She asked them to finish the sentence “I wish my teacher knew.” Photo The responses were eye-opening for Ms. Schwartz. Some children were […]
Our Students Are Making the World a Better Place
Posted on June 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
As we get ready for graduation in the coming weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about our seniors. This year I have had the privilege to see first-hand the tremendous effort our staff puts forth to make graduation a success and — more importantly -– to ensure our graduates are prepared to thrive in their […]
Everything you know about curriculum may be wrong. Really.
Posted on May 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
Posted by grantwiggins in General 13TuesdayMar 2012 What if the earth moves and the sun is at rest? What if gravity is just a special case of space-time? Following both counter-intuitive premises revolutionized science and ushered in the modern world. Could a similar counter-intuitive thought experiment advance education from where I believe we are currently stuck? I believe […]
A Teacher’s Paraphrase on Love
Posted on May 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
If I could explain everything perfectly to my students, but did not love each one of them, I might as well be talking to an empty room. If I could find all the answers to educational problems and did not love, my efforts would be futile. If I could buy every kind of educational aid […]
We’re Trying To Do “The Wrong Thing Right” in Schools
Posted on March 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
Whenever I think about the way most schools are structured today, I always come back to the same question: Do we do the things we do because they’re better for kids or because they are easier for us? For instance: separating kids by age in school. Is that something we do because kids learn better […]
Let’s Take Time to Remember Why We Love What We Do
Posted on February 1, 2016 Leave a Comment
If you do not yet know this about me, I am certain you will come to know it soon. I love good quotes. I find the right quotes are inspiring — succinct nuggets that jolt my brain into thinking about ideas in a new way. They can offer fresh perspectives or help clarify something that […]
21 Things Education Leaders Should Do Right Now
Posted on January 11, 2016 Leave a Comment
Tom Vander Ark Getting Smart CEO Posted: 01/07/2016 11:01 am EST Updated: 01/07/2016 11:59 am EST The Real Work It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have begun our real journey. The mind […]
5 Questions for Bend-La Pine’s New Superintendent
Posted on January 11, 2016 Leave a Comment
January 5, 2016 Shay Mikalson, the new superintendent for the Bend-La Pine School District, sat down with BEND Magazine to talk growth, goals and technology. How is it going so far? It’s a dream job in a dream district. I have five kids, so this work is not only about the 17,500 that we serve, but four […]
What to Keep? What to Let Go of?
Posted on January 1, 2016 Leave a Comment
My New Year’s Resolution is to do simple, better. It may sound odd, considering how much we have to do and how much we want to improve. And yet, this is the year that I commit to do less better. I want to do fewer things but at a higher quality. This personal resolution comes […]
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