March 2012 Issue
What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation & Mastery And Why It Matters To Schools
Every young person has activities that get him or her excited. Not just excited, but motivated to achieve real mastery and excellence. Kids excel at all sorts of things, especially outside of school. But what does it take for kids … Continue
The School Leader’s Guide To One-to-One On a Budget Realizing a Digital Future in Schools
Technology expert Jonathan Costa, the director of school and program services for a regional education service center in Litchfield, CT discusses transitioning from a world of print to one-to-one digital learning and explains not only why schools need to make … Continue
Leading School Cultures To Academic Excellence
If we wish to improve schools we need to improve school cultures so that they support student learning, according to Franklin Schargel, a former educator with extensive experience consulting in the areas of school leadership, creating positive school cultures and … Continue
Creating Instructional Momentum Through Leadership
Shawn Joseph, author of the new book, The Principal’s Guide to the First 100 Days of the School Year, joins us to talk about some key elements of school leadership, including why success for school leaders is largely determined by … Continue
Making the Common Core Real In Schools and Classrooms
In this segment, B. J. Stone, a consultant with McREL, who has been working with districts nationwide to help implement the Common Core, describes what districts and teachers are most often surprised and challenged by as they begin their transition … Continue
Update On Standards-Based Grading and Reporting
With Lee Ann Jung and Tom Guskey
Lee Ann Jung and Tom Guskey, professors in the College of Education at the Univ. of Kentucky, have worked with teachers and school leaders in Kentucky to develop a common, statewide, standards- based student report card for all grade levels. … Continue
Time Management for School Leaders Four Tools To Help You Focus, Be Productive and Reduce Stress
While organization and time management are vital to the success of any school leader, so little is written about concrete strategies for dealing with the overwhelming demands of the job. In this segment, we’re joined by Frank Buck, a former … Continue
Safeguarding LGBT Students
With Peter DeWitt
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are coming out at an earlier age than ever before, many by the age of 15. In addition to losing friends and family when they come out, LGBT students are more likely to be … Continue
The School Principal As Leader: Guiding Schools To Better Teaching and Learning
With Jody Spiro
What are the most essential responsibilities that characterize effective school leadership? Jody Spiro, director of education leadership for the Wallace Foundation, joins us to discuss the new report, The School Principal As Leader, which highlights the fact that in a … Continue