Discussions
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Emotional Side of Change - question
In rational terms, we know that life itself involves constant change. However, Fullan (2001) points out that we do not always consider that change is multid...
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Emotional Side of Change
Hi Everyone. In rational terms, we know that life itself involves constant change. However, Fullan (2001) points out that we do not always consider that cha...
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How do we do it? Help or Hinder
Constructivist teachers change the outlook of the students they teach, yet they are not alone in the learning process rather they are a community that needs ...
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Inpsirational Leadership is one that....
Our role as school administrators is to effectively lead in a way that brings about change, growth, and a sense of fufillment for all. As administrators, we ...
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Culture and Inspiration
There is a definate belief in education that students who have goals, hopes and dreams have a better chance for success than those that do not. It is an ide...
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Guarded Language and School Administration
I’m tired of administrator talk. I understand the need for administrators to be guarded in speaking to students, parents, staff and other admin, so th...
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Unions - A delicate topic
During my first staff meeting as a new teacher at my first school, I was surprised to see the Principal leave when it was time for our Union Rep to speak abo...
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Leading an Aging Workforce
The education workforce is aging. In our Board, the average age of a teacher is 45 years plus. I think we all recognize that there are individuals who have...
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Facilitating Change In A Safe Environment.
Many teachers have had the opportunity to participate in Professional Learning Communities this year. While some teachers have been comfortable, many have fe...
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Invitational Leadership
One model of leadership that I find interesting is invitational leadership (Purkey and Seigel 2000). The principle concepts of invitational leadership are t...
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Are we, as teachers, obliged to provide extra-curricular activities?
There is no doubt I remember my basketball tournaments and band concerts more readily than my physics class and grammar lessons. I’m not sure where I ...
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Leading and Managing Change and Improvement within Schools
Managing school change and improvement is one of the most complex tasks of school leadership. As Fullan (1993), Sparks (1993), and others point out, school l...
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Test
This is just a test…. Thanks. Daniela
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Does gender play a role when a leader is being evaluated for effectiveness?
After many hours of discussion with both men and women. observation in the workplace and the reading of, particularly autobiographies (Katharine Graham’...
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Good to Great
Jim Collins, a form faculty member at the Stanford University Graduate School of business has done much research to determine what makes some organizations g...
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Character Education in Schools
I finished reading Stephen Cove’s book “The Leader in Me” a couple of weeks ago. This book was about taking the 7 Habits if Highly Effect...
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EDU 615
Intentional Leadership
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Professional Learning Communites—From Private to Public
When reading The Learning Leader by Douglas Reeves, this discussion hit home. One of the most widespread reform efforts in education throughout the world is ...
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Are educational leaders colour blind to issues of race and diversity?
In the past ten years within the GTA, the number of immigrants moving into the region has impacted the educational system. This migration of new immigrants ...
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Idealistic vs. Realistic Leadership Decisions
Leadership training courses such as Ontario’s Principal’s Qualification Program focus on idealistic values and problem solving methods (ex. succe...
