Posted Jun 08,2009 at 2:14 PM

Lateral Thinking Vesus Vertical Thinking

In his fantastic book Everything Is Miscellaneous, David Weinberger takes the reader through a tour of the digital order that is changing how we approach, knowledge and information. This new digital order, built on bits, not atoms allows students to think about information and knowledge in...

Posted Jul 17,2009 at 1:26 PM

A Hoarding Culture Vs. A Sharing Culture

Have you ever considered if your school and district has a hoarding culture or a sharing culture?In a hoarding culture, teachers and schools keep their expertise, their knowledge, their ideas, and their innovations to themselves. These teachers and these schools get a sense of reward and...

Posted Aug 18,2009 at 2:54 PM

Practicing Wisdom Stewardship

Professional Learning Communities need to demonstrate A.W.A.R.E.N.E.S.S., an acronym for focusing on A specific task/goal, Wisdom, Abilities, Response-ability, Education, Network, Experiences, Skills, and Scalable. The “W” in AWARENESS is Wisdom. By Wisdom I am referring to Wisdom Stewardship....

Posted Sep 15,2009 at 2:01 PM

Nine Ways to Show You Are a Know-It-All-Principal

1. Criticize“When you hear a new idea criticize it. Show how smart you are by pointing out some of the weaknesses and flaws which will hold it back. The more experienced you are, the easier it is to find fault with other people’s ideas.“Furthermore, every time somebody comes to you with an...

Posted Oct 15,2009 at 3:02 PM

The Ambidextrous Professional Learning Community

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.”F. Scott Fitzgerald perfectly describes the quality of thinking possessed by an Ambidextrous Professional Learning...

Posted Nov 17,2009 at 2:46 PM

Putting Students First and Putting Teachers First

Part 7 in a series of posts on Ambidextrous Professional Learning CommunitiesIn a previous post “The Ambidextrous Professional Learning Community” I shared it is the ability to embrace a duality in their thinking that builds an Ambidextrous Professional Learning Community. To hold two opposing...