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Scott McLeod

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. He also is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the nation’s only academic center dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and was a co-creator of the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). He has received numerous national awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, and the National School Boards Association. In Spring 2011 he was a Visiting Canterbury Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Dr. McLeod blogs regularly about technology leadership issues at Dangerously Irrelevant and Mind Dump, and occasionally at The Huffington Post. He can be reached at scottmcleod.net.

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Yes! Yes! Thank you! Thank you!
Seth Godin passed along this video at Pwn or Die, noting that it’s pretty disturbing to watch the graphic intersection of commercialization and children. From a marketing sense, however, you have […]
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Beware outside consultants? – Part 4, hiring organizations
This is my final post in my series on outside consultants. Parts 1 and 2 highlighted two controversial consultants, Drs. Willard Daggettand Ruby Payne, to illustrate some possible issues of concern. […]
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Beware outside consultants? – Part 3, me (and others)
I’ve been thinking a lot about my previous two posts regarding Drs. Willard Daggett and Ruby Payne. Both make a great deal of money and have built mini-empires out of […]
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Beware outside consultants? – Part 2, Ruby Payne
As America becomes increasingly diverse, many school districts are experiencing changes in their traditional student populations. When districts have significant increases in the number of students of color and/or students […]
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Beware outside consultants? – Part 1, Willard Daggett
The work of Willard Daggettis HUGE here in Iowa. Dr. Daggett heads the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). His emphasis on ‘rigor, relevance, and relationships‘ is so prevalent in […]
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A major award
Spotted in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: If you celebrate Christmas (or A Christmas Story), have a great day!
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It’s time to play… Spot that holiday violation 2008!
Christmas 2008 is right around the corner and that means it’s time to play… SPOT THAT HOLIDAY VIOLATION! Here are the rules: Only American public schools are eligible. [sorry, international […]
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