[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog ] There are two primary standards documents for school administrators: ISLLC and ELCC. Together they broadly define the parameters of school leaders' work. They also […]

From Seth Godin: When there's a gap between someone doing her job and doing the right thing, then management has failed. I bet we could come up with some examples […]

I'm pleased to announce that Dr. David Whale, Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Central Michigan University, will be my guest blogger next week. David is interested in […]

On Monday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Wesley Fryer. We talked about blogging, LeaderTalk, CASTLE's Principal Blogging Project, and technology leadership issues. If you're interested, here's the […]

On Sunday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Dr. Sara Dexter. Sara is an Assistant Professor of technology leadership in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at […]

Hot off the press! Advanced readers are bored by drill-and-kill exercises Big surprise, I know. I invite you to read the article and share your thoughts. What do you think […]

In the blogosphere we pay a lot of attention to the folks who blog. We rarely, if ever, recognize those folks who comment. But of course the power of blogs […]

[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] Individual choices add up. For example, at the moment when I eat something unhealthy, it seems like a fairly trivial thing. Over time, however, those calories and […]

I rarely share personal news here, but since the word is starting to get out, I might as well publicly announce that I'm leaving the University of Minnesota. I accepted […]

A couple of weeks ago I posted about U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' ed tech woes. Apparently now she wants to hear from YOU. Please give her your thoughts […]

[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] One of the questions that I ask right at the beginning of our students' School Technology Leadership certificate program is whether administrators can be effective […]

[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] nn K-12 and postsecondary education would be very different if we asked ourselvesnthis question more often (thanks,nStephanie). Is your organization ready to take this inquiry to heart […]

On Monday I got an e-mail from an elementary principal: Scott, it looks like I won't be able to follow through with the [Principal Blogging Project]. Our district technology person […]

[cross-posted at Moving at the Speed of Creativity] I've got high schools on my mind . A high school teacher told me recently that her school allows students to try […]

[cross-posted at Moving at the Speed of Creativity] eSchoolNews has a fantastic letter from the editor regarding the federal government's recent evaluation of learning software for schools. The editor lambasts […]

[cross-posted at Moving at the Speed of Creativity] nn U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellingsnis under fire. Not only is the Department of Education dealing with the ReadingnFirst corruption scandal, […]

I have a research team that's going to spend the summer interviewing as many of the eSchoolNews technology-savvy superintendents as we can. eSchoolNews has named 10 tech-savvy superintendents for each […]