We are living in an era of high-stakes testing and global comparisons, which has engendered an urgent need to re-examine the world’s educational systems. The educational foundations that one could … [Read more...]

Professional Learning Communities--Who has time? The answer to this question has everything to do with what you want for your students and teachers. In the words of John Kennedy, “You must use time … [Read more...]

Are any school districts the exception, rather than the norm, regarding their exhaustive efforts in bringing Project Based Learning (PBL), higher-order thinking and Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DoK) to … [Read more...]

As a principal, it is easy to get frustrated with the top-down model that many district offices have with principals. When most of the instructional decisions are mandated from the central office, … [Read more...]

Many years ago I changed jobs, or I should say I quit a job without having a procured a new job . I found during those days, right after I stopped reporting to work, I had a lot of time to waste. … [Read more...]

The countdown to the end of the school year has begun! This is the time when things are incredibly hectic for all school administrators who are faced with balancing everyday responsibilities with … [Read more...]