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I've enjoyed the week. I'll continue to watch for comments and respond to them for a week or so. And I'm sure I'll be back regularly to the blog. My […]
tWhen Scott put out his initial request for guest bloggers on school leadership, we (Justin Medved and Dennis Harter) considered whether we fit the bill. We are not school heads […]
Last year, we (Justin Medved and Dennis Harter) sat down to tackle the big question, "How does an information and technology curriculum stay relevant and meaningful in the 21st Century." […]
Is the term leadership a euphemism? If so, fornwhat? n Since about half of America is holding a primary or a caucus today, thatnquestion seemed relevant. I'm not sure most […]
Today was Day One in the script of the new reading program we started thisnyear. Not to be confused with Monday (which, obviously, it wasn't). Unlessnschool is cancelled due to […]
Because education is largely a government function, there seems to be littlenhope of ever disentangling politics and education. n Today I'll wear black tonschool. I've worn black to school almost […]
The first school I taught at when I entered the classroom at a few years ago was Big Creek High School. You may remember the movie the school featured prominently […]
Greetings from Chiang Mai, Thailand! We are a cohort of 10 administrators from California who decided to take a risk and look at leadership from a global perspective. We've had […]
Elephant Conservation Center After an intense week of late nights working and fast-paced assignments, several members of our cohort took a needed reprieve Saturday to visit the beloved and endangered […]
This is the 3rd of this week's blogs from the California School Leaders in Thailand. They are participating in an international post-graduate leadership program in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Phra Saneh […]
This week we are featuring the Thailand for School Leaders Program. Ten school administrators from California have ventured around the globe to lead, learn and share with an international flair. […]
I know I don't really start until tomorrow, but I thought that I'd publishnone blog post today to try and create a little context for the things I'llnprobably say this […]
How was your weekend? I'd be willing to bet you watched at least a little football yesterday. I'd be surprised if you didn't think about politics once or twice this […]
Is it possible to prevent learning disabilities? There's a policy push to donjust that, and it was the main focus of the 2004 revisions to the Individualsnwith Disabilities Education Act […]
by Marion Ginopolis, Guest Blogger Recent attendance at a Stanley Cup celebration for the Carolina Hurricanes brought to mind a quote from hockey great, Wayne Gretzky, when asked the secret […]
Have you ever thought about technology issues facing less developed nations? Well...that is my perspective for this week. To begin my guest blogging week, I would like to share some […]
The Networked Readiness Index measures how prepared countries are to tap into the power of ICTs by focusing on the readiness of the environment and stakeholders as well as measuring […]
The mission of the One Laptop per Child initiative begins: nn "Most of the nearly twobillion children in the developing world are inadequately educated, or receive no education at all. […]
Wired magazine ran an interesting story in their April 2007 edition about an entrepreneur in the Ivory Coast who bought a cell phone, rigged up a 'telephone booth' and earned […]
I previously posted about wireless technologies in less developed nations. Kofi Annan supported this view nearly 4 years ago! One cool indigenous Wi-Fi innovation, is the Cambodian motoman. Here, motorcycle […]