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Real Firefighting: Leadership as Creative and Reactive Work
I love being part of the profession of school administration, but the word “administrator” is a little too paper-pusher-ey for my tastes. That’s why, like many people, I prefer the term “school...
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Is A Paperless Office Possible?
The dream of having a paperless office has been around for decades, yet it seems that as each year passes, we end up with more paper, not less. Case in point: when my district went to an all-online job...
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Go and See: Classroom Walkthroughs as Genchi Genbutsu
As leaders, we need to spend our time where the work is done. We need to understand that work deeply, so we can provide the kind of leadership the organization needs. As instructional leaders, that...
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Why Behavior Trumps Attitude
We’ve always known the importance of “getting the right people on the bus,” to borrow a phrase from Jim Collins. As leaders, we each have in mind a picture of the “right” kind of person for our...
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How To Use Your iPad Without Being Antisocial
Do I want to be a productive weirdo, or actually pay attention to the people around me? It’s not a fun dilemma, yet it’s probably one you face. If you’re among the majority of school leaders who have...
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The First App To Buy After Upgrading to iOS 8
When the email came in, I actually did a little happy dance. Forgive me for being excited, but it’s a big moment for iPad and iPhone users. Why? There are lots of great things about iOS 8, but one that...
View ArticleLook for New Articles at PrincipalCenter.com
I’ve decided to move the majority of my future writing to PrincipalCenter.com, which we’ve been updating this year and hope to have finished in the next month or so. Most of this change has been...
View ArticleDan Ariely’s Reddit AMA—My Favorite Quotes
Cognitive psychologist Dan Ariely is one of my favorite decision scientists, and he’s recently taken an interest in time management—one of the most challenging decision-making issues we all face each...
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Key Practices of High-Performance Instructional Leaders
What does it mean to be an instructional leader? Too many definitions contrast instructional leadership with “mere” management, as if the management work that administrators do isn’t related to...
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Instructional Rounds & Inter-Rater Reliability
Radiologists are trained to look at very specific sources of data— MRIs, CT scans, and x-rays, among others—and provide accurate judgments about what they see. As instructional leaders, we aspire to do...
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