In-tu-it-think

We prize ourselves as being a school with a strong culture of life-long learning. You know what I am talking about- teaming, resources, professional development…
I guess there are many who see teaching/learning as a matter of doing what people already know how to do well. We spend so much time searching for (and acquiring) the [...]

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Each year talent searching and recruiting seem to start earlier as administrators are bombarded by applications that find their way into our email boxes. My first email arrived on September 17. (Is that early?)
Even without definite position openings, I somehow find myself participating in both formal and informal interviews as candidates pass through town! While [...]

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During the past weekend I joined the geeks and participated in a Learning 2.0 conference at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China. In the distant past I would have shied away from what could be perceived as an intimidating environment. But in today’s world, we have no time to allow our fears to overtake our [...]

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If technology has “flattened” the world then what will “flatten” leadership?
How can we produce a flat(ter) school where everyone who wants to “plug in” can “plug in”? How can our schools become greater adapters of knowledge, skills and resources?
Of late I have become particularly interested in the concept of distributed leadership. It is one of [...]

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