Monthly Archives: October 2013

CEO of Converse: On Leadership

Posted on October 30, 2013 by benjaminbrittain

Forbes.com published an article earlier today that focused on the CEO of Converse, Jim Calhoun, and his comparison of coaching basketball to being a CEO.  The article is seemingly short, and appears to be lacking in content, however, Calhoun manages … Continue reading →

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Autonomy: Who Decides What?

Posted on October 30, 2013 by jmrhoden

Autonomy: Who Decides What? Thomas Hoerr wrote an article entitled “Who Decides What?”  In light of our discussion of Pink’s book Drive this past week, this article caught my eye.  Hoerr, a building principal,  adresses how much autonomy to offer … Continue reading →

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Motivation in the Workplace

Posted on October 28, 2013 by tomholoman

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/idUS125927662620131022 Continuing on our talks about motivation, this particular article focuses on chief executives of successful companies on what they thought motivation is. They focus on how motivation inspires individuals, how to sustain it in the workplace, and how motivation can lead to success. Some executives … Continue reading →

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Learning Goal or Performance Goal?

Posted on October 25, 2013 by taneedam

     

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“Leading Via Teacher Evaluation: The Case of the Missing Clothes?” by Joseph Murphy, Philip Hallinger, and Ronald Heck in Educational Researcher

Posted on October 25, 2013 by taneedam

“Leading Via Teacher Evaluation: The Case of the Missing Clothes?” by Joseph Murphy, Philip Hallinger, and Ronald Heck in Educational Researcher Interesting article!  According to Murphy, Hallinger, and Heck (2013) “there is a robust body of empirical work that informs us … Continue reading →

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Gender Roles: Incompetence vs. Insecurity

Posted on October 22, 2013 by sherrilittle

While reading the title of the article, it could ultimately cause varied responses:  responses of agreement, responses of opposition or a plethora of mixed responses.  Women may read and instantly jump up and down simply at seeing the words “incompetent … Continue reading →

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I Am Malala

Posted on October 20, 2013 by sjudge2

I enjoyed our class discussion on Gender and Diversity.  At the start of the discussion, I felt an uncomfortable awkwardness that I quickly shook as the discussion opened up.  I’m sure it’s because I fit both catagories, as I have, all … Continue reading →

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School Wide Vocabulary Plan

Posted on October 18, 2013 by tylerhart11

Sitting here in a K-12 ITRT Meeting today, and we are having some Staff Development time with Kendall Latham on literacy training. I am having mixed emotions about this SD because many of the points coming up are hard for … Continue reading →

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Are You Connected? It’s Connected Educator Month!

Posted on October 16, 2013 by kkjobe

Did you know that October is Connected Educator Month as proclaimed by the U.S. Department of Education?  Well, neither did I.  In a recent ASCD post online regarding getting “connected”, educators are urged to try many new things.  Among them … Continue reading →

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View from the student desk

Posted on October 14, 2013 by crcicuto

My 3:00am thought last night about school leadership was about the perceptions through the eyes of the students in the building. I ran across this article when digging a little deeper, The Kid’s-Eye View of Effective Principals. Notice the date … Continue reading →

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