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Collaboration Day
It has been a habit of the school district for a number of years to reserve the Thursday before Labor Day (otherwise known as the beginning of the Hopkinton State Fair) as Collaboration Day. Each...
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Educational Resolutions for 2009
Thanks to the inspiration of Ian McCoog and others, I have three Administrator/Educator New Year’s Resolutions: 1. Know thy student. My colleague Steve Chamberlin, Principal of Hopkinton, NH high...
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Discovering Wisdom in Disney’s Collaborative Style
Change the World…this is a statement I often reiterate in the staff meetings and hallways of Harold Martin School. I hope that this singular passion for children may ignite the passion of teachers as...
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Disney’s Organizational Chart
In a previous blog post, Discovering Wisdom in Disney’s Collaborative Style, I exalted some of the leadership advantages that Walt Disney showed during his years as a creative genius. Today I came...
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How Can Soulful Leadership and Teaching Continue?
My former Superintendent Dick Ayers used to say, “Teaching is a contact sport”. As his central office career closed, he was witnessing the movement toward inanimate technology substituting for...
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Connected Educators
The USDOE has deemed August “Connected Educator Month” and there are a variety of activities, especially webinars, which will hopefully inspire educators to explore the joy of connectivity. Here’s an...
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Poking Holes in the Insulation
Most of us live in an insular society – we function quite well within our little worlds. Our daily routines keep us secure and when life throws us off a bit, our insulation allows us enough security to...
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8 Collaboration Tools for Educators
Tweet Educators have a need to collaborate, especially when they work in different locations. My Assistant Principal Amy and I are responsible for two school buildings and we are still experimenting...
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