Monthly Archives: February 2016

A few months ago I was introduced to the idea of a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset.  I decided to look into this idea and watched Carol Dweck’s TED Talk on the subject.  Dweck discusses her study of how … Continue reading →

In The New Yorker, Joshua Rothman (2016) explores the leadership industry and the varying definitions of leaders over time. He starts with the idea that leadership flourishes, if not emerges, in times of crisis. And despite the many failures of … Continue reading →

After leaving class tonight, I immediately thought about this Ted Talk. In class, we discussed Transformational and Transactional Leadership. In this Ted Talk, Linda Cliatt-Wayman talks about the changes and improvements that she made at Strawberry Mansion High School in … Continue reading →

This is an interesting article that touches on the impact of Poverty on Education. It starts by stating that a majority of K-12 students in the Southern and Western United States now live in low-income households.  It then goes on … Continue reading →

In the article, “The Teacher Leader: Improving Schools by Building Social Capital through Shared Leadership”, Nappi (2014) argues, “Despite the documented value of skilled leadership, in today’s educational and financial climate the school principal cannot go solo. School and student … Continue reading →