Transformational Thinking and Other Educational Reflections. 23 Qualities of Successful School Leaders. 1 Authentic compassion for kids and a deep passion for teaching and learning. 2 A clear, defined and communicated vision. 3 The daily habit of goal-setting. 6 Ability to empower others. 7 Ability to live with chaos.

Thoughts and musings of an educator. Educators seem overloaded with initiatives and expectations.

Sharing an enlightened vision of education by asking, What if? Learning With a Purpose. Change the Purpose and Audience to Renew Old Writing Prompts. Innovation, Iteration, Implementation.

Meant to be a repository of things that I see as necessary and interesting in the world of education. The world I have dedicated my life to. Be a Bull Fighter! April 16, 2015. I was lucky enough to attend a Student Success Conference yesterday. Among other things was the keynote speaker Ron Berger. A good educational leader should aspire to be a bullfighter.

Continuing to Discover my Literate Life. I am constantly discovering and rediscovering my literate life. This was one of many revelations that I have had so far at the Summer Literacy Institute.

The opening keynote speaker spoke from her heart alluding to her own personal experiences of growing up and moving often from one school to another. She reminded the 14,000 attendees that when a child tells you something believe them. Schools should help students become. Technology helps me realize my vision by. Technology means that I have to let go of. In 2014-2015, learning can be.

We hope everyone has been enjoying summer break. We are pretty excited about school starting soon. Already, on any given day, I find teachers working hard at school. Please join me in welcoming Mark to our learning community.

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After a number of months of consideration I have decided that it is time for me to hang up my administrator hat. I entered the world of school administration in 2006 as an Associate Principal and later served as Principal of two schools that I continue to cherish very much. The experiences over the past 10 years were life-changing. I learned so much! It is at this point that I promised myself I would make sure to explain one very.