Comments on: Iowa – Invest in leadership http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth Blake http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-11053 Elizabeth Blake Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html#comment-11053 Leadership in education is so important. I taught in an inner-city school for at-risk students. My principal told me, "Don't bother with these knuckleheads. They're not going anywhere anyway." Our kids were great but our principal couldn't see it. This is just one example of actions and poor decisions of our administrators. Teachers need support and only have a limited amount of power. When administrators thwart a good teacher's instruction, the students suffer. Thanks for the thought-provoking and informative article. Leadership in education is so important. I taught in an inner-city school for at-risk students. My principal told me, “Don’t bother with these knuckleheads. They’re not going anywhere anyway.” Our kids were great but our principal couldn’t see it. This is just one example of actions and poor decisions of our administrators. Teachers need support and only have a limited amount of power. When administrators thwart a good teacher’s instruction, the students suffer. Thanks for the thought-provoking and informative article.

]]> By: Carl Anderson http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-11054 Carl Anderson Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html#comment-11054 We must be thinking about the same things today. However, I wonder if our conclusions are slightly different. When I look at 21st century schools, or 21st century anything, I see user created content, user generated performance evaluations/recommendations/ratings, user customized experiences. For schools this is personalized learning in a way that puts students and families in control of their own education options. The leadership role in this is the transition and the eventual relinquishment of traditional powers/controls. I attempt today to paint a picture of this future. I would love to hear your take on this: <a href="http://carlanderson.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-will-schools-look-like-in-ten.html" rel="nofollow">http://carlanderson.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-will-schools-look-like-in-ten.html</a> We must be thinking about the same things today. However, I wonder if our conclusions are slightly different. When I look at 21st century schools, or 21st century anything, I see user created content, user generated performance evaluations/recommendations/ratings, user customized experiences. For schools this is personalized learning in a way that puts students and families in control of their own education options. The leadership role in this is the transition and the eventual relinquishment of traditional powers/controls. I attempt today to paint a picture of this future. I would love to hear your take on this: http://carlanderson.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-will-schools-look-like-in-ten.html

]]> By: Bill Ferriter http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-11055 Bill Ferriter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html#comment-11055 Amen. Several years back, I was the guy slinging shots at the incompetent school leaders. Then, I spent a summer working for the Center for Teaching Quality studying school leadership programs. I was shocked by how little support and professional development principals are given. It changed my narrow-minded rants against principals into advocacy for school leadership training and development programs to be placed at the top of the school spending pyramid. It just isn't sexy enough, though, is it? I've never seen taxpayers pour into the streets to protest cuts to principal PD programs! Bill Amen.

Several years back, I was the guy slinging shots at the incompetent school leaders. Then, I spent a summer working for the Center for Teaching Quality studying school leadership programs.

I was shocked by how little support and professional development principals are given. It changed my narrow-minded rants against principals into advocacy for school leadership training and development programs to be placed at the top of the school spending pyramid.

It just isn’t sexy enough, though, is it?

I’ve never seen taxpayers pour into the streets to protest cuts to principal PD programs!

Bill

]]> By: Charlie A. Roy http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-11056 Charlie A. Roy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2009/03/iowa-invest-in-leadership.html#comment-11056 @ Scott As a building principal and frequent blogger I think you've hit the nail on the head. There are a few of us out there who get it and we are the key "change agents" to make it happen. The power to hire and fire is the power to shape school culture and set the direction the ship will sail. I am in the process of trying to convince my faculty of the direction we need to head. They are coming along. Another point that makes change difficult in schools besides the chance the principal doesn't get it is the isolation of teaching as a whole. In far too many schools your given a grade book, a lesson plan book, a key and told to go at it alone for 36 weeks. This isn't the way we treat professionals. @ Scott
As a building principal and frequent blogger I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. There are a few of us out there who get it and we are the key “change agents” to make it happen. The power to hire and fire is the power to shape school culture and set the direction the ship will sail. I am in the process of trying to convince my faculty of the direction we need to head. They are coming along. Another point that makes change difficult in schools besides the chance the principal doesn’t get it is the isolation of teaching as a whole. In far too many schools your given a grade book, a lesson plan book, a key and told to go at it alone for 36 weeks. This isn’t the way we treat professionals.

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