“Community engagement is a two-way street that benefits both sides.”Is your school’s service program truly reciprocal? In our latest Blue Skies Leadership episode, Dr. Dan Long argues that sustainable community outreach is the lifeblood of a thriving international school. It’s not about what we give,
So there’s this student that I know at our school who might just be the happiest person that I have ever met. I fortunately get to see her every morning, and her contagious warmth, smile, and attitude brightens my mood without fail, and sets the
So when you walk by my office window this week you’ll notice a message on my whiteboard that reads, “school is my favorite time of the year!”, and I think I’ll keep it there for at least the rest of the month. I don’t know
“You should measure what you value. Don’t value what you can measure.” This thought-provoking quote from our conversation with Jennie Magiera is a call to action for every school leader. In this episode, we challenge the notion that grades and test scores are the ultimate
So an educator friend of mine spent the better part of last year traveling around the world visiting schools, in the hopes of identifying the innovations, the pedagogical approaches, and the educational strategies that are truly engaging students and driving student learning forward in today’s ever changing world. As
So I’m down to the last two weeks of being a Middle School Principal, and as it draws to an end I find myself getting really, really sad…and feeling very, very grateful. It’s been an amazing seven year run for me, across two very different
“Community engagement is a two-way street that benefits both sides.”Is your school’s service program truly reciprocal? In our latest Blue Skies Leadership episode, Dr. Dan Long argues that sustainable community outreach is the lifeblood of a thriving international school. It’s not about what we give,
So there’s this student that I know at our school who might just be the happiest person that I have ever met. I fortunately get to see her every morning, and her contagious warmth, smile, and attitude brightens my mood without fail, and sets the
So when you walk by my office window this week you’ll notice a message on my whiteboard that reads, “school is my favorite time of the year!”, and I think I’ll keep it there for at least the rest of the month. I don’t know
“You should measure what you value. Don’t value what you can measure.” This thought-provoking quote from our conversation with Jennie Magiera is a call to action for every school leader. In this episode, we challenge the notion that grades and test scores are the ultimate
So an educator friend of mine spent the better part of last year traveling around the world visiting schools, in the hopes of identifying the innovations, the pedagogical approaches, and the educational strategies that are truly engaging students and driving student learning forward in today’s ever changing world. As
So I’m down to the last two weeks of being a Middle School Principal, and as it draws to an end I find myself getting really, really sad…and feeling very, very grateful. It’s been an amazing seven year run for me, across two very different