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The Leadership Symposium @ the ELC 2012
I am really excited to announce that this fall at the EARCOS Leadership Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Learn[ed]Leadership has been granted the opportunity to host a workshop. The culmination of The Leadership Project, The Leadership Symposium will be a candid Q&A style discussion for all school leaders. Tim Carr from Jakarta International School and Jim Koerschen from Concordia Shanghai, have generously volunteered to participate...
‘Friends’ Without a Personal Touch
Interesting review of Sherry Turkle’s research on kids and technology. How much should we try to restrict our student’s modern means of communication? Is the solution to encouraging student interaction restricting technology or teaching the value of real relationships? What policies does your school use in regards to technology? “Friends’ Without a Personal Touch By Michiko Kakutani Teenagers who send and...
Summer Reading List: Millionaire Teacher by Andrew Hallam
One of Hollywood’s favorite portrayals of teachers is of the dedicated, stern, and often second career professional who decides to give up a high-paying gig in the corporate world to make a difference in the classroom. If this is the case for you and you’re independently wealthy, then the financial challenges some teachers face might seem hard to fathom. As a personal example, in my last position before moving overseas,...
Introducing the Learn[ed]Leadership Summer Reading List
Why is it that the longest month of the year also happens to be the last month of the school year? Of course there are a number of months with 31 days (7 to be exact), but August is the only month without any major school holidays. Now don’t get all pious as you read this and say you don’t need a break. After all if you’re like most teachers or administrators I know (at least the good ones), you’ve been...
For Effective Leadership, New Job Descriptions
I especially like her comment about the “black hole” of vetted educational ideas. It’s funny, or ironic, that often as educators we talk about empowering our students to take control of their learning, take risks or any number of tasks. Yet as ed leaders we often find ourselves “knee-deep” in tradition or routine to affect change in our communities. Is the answer as simple as demanding that job...
Your Questions For Dr. Krajczar
As I mentioned in previous posts the goal of this blog is to learn more about great leadership in international education and where it’s happening. Since I’m just about out of ideas, I’ve been lucky enough to connect with someone who should have some good thoughts on the topic. I’m excited to announce that Dr. Richard Krajczar has agreed to meet with me to share his thoughts on leadership and international...
