…but keeping them burning? That’s a whole ‘nother matter. My friend & colleague Jessica Cincotta blogged last week about the professional reading groups in which she and I have participated this year. Read her post for the details, but the “quick n’ dirty” is that Jessica and I actually participated in…
ICYMI: Teaching Social Media at LHS
After our presentation at Techspo ’17, the New Jersey Association of School Administrators was kind enough to ask my colleague Dr. Andrew Zuckerman and I to contribute a piece to their monthly newsletter for school superintendents on the Intro to Social Media course that has run at Lawrence (NJ) High School since…
A Moment of Zen: The Busy Badge
Late March through mid-June tends to be one of my busiest times of the school year. Wrapping up staff observations, completing the summative evaluation process for everyone for the year, and attending myriad after-school concerts and events takes up much of my time these days. Since I became an administrator…
#SLDunkTank Redux
A little more on Escaping the School Leader’s Dunk Tank this month: So ‘self-help’ really isn’t my preferred reading genre, but in addition to Dunk Tank, I highly recommend 10% Happier, by Dan Harris (yes, that Dan Harris). Much of what Harris ultimately uncovers (spoiler alert) is that our own…
Book Report: Avoiding the #SLDunkTank
So I’ve started my 2017 Reading Challenge off on a real tear, devouring nearly 13 books in the first two months alone (my goal for the year was 15!). I’m grateful that life circumstances are affording me the opportunity to pleasure read as much as I am – certainly more than I have…