Leadership 360
Leadership experts in the K-12 field Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers wrote about challenges and possibilities for administrators in the 21st century. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school leadership and district leadership.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Leadership Matters at All Levels
Successful leadership is not perched atop the organization; success results from embedding leadership throughout all levels of the organization.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Homework: Leading Unmandated Change
We argue the decision to give homework should be based on evidence that it is effective and by developing a shared value amongst the faculty and parents and yes, the students.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Addressing Childhood Adversity in Schools
We have been able to come together around a vision of a school that does not ignore the trauma in many children's everyday lives while completely eliminating suspensions.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
The Best Type of Praise
Flattery does not contribute to self-confidence. It is shallow and is easily detectable as such.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Schools Can Influence Changes in Gender-Defined Roles
A difference can be made as we work with our students to recognize and acknowledge the bias that exists, to call it out when it exists, and to develop the inner strength to walk the tough path of trailblazers.
School & District Management
Opinion
More STEM Teachers Is Not Enough
The road to preparing young people to live in the world where the economy is based on innovations fueled by science, technology, engineering, and math is to teach them how to see connections, think critically, alone and with others, create, collaborate, and communicate.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Professional Development 2.0
Professional Development as we knew it, can't survive as a choice from a menu or stand alone activity that may not even impact classroom instruction or the culture that exists in the building
School & District Management
Opinion
A Challenge for the New Year: Leader, Know Yourself
Ongoing personal development is essential for successful, sustainable leadership.
School & District Management
Opinion
From Problem Solver to Innovator: Is the Answer to Disconnect?
Since we hold the work close and it is always somewhere in our thinking, allowing attention to disconnect may just be the route to more innovative solutions.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Implementing Mindfulness in Schools: Reflections From a Principal
Practicing mindfulness leads to an increased ability to focus and concentrate, greater self-awareness, reduced stress, increased empathy, and improved impulse control.
School & District Management
Opinion
Leaders and Moral Courage
Every decision and every change leavens possibilities; some we plan and others surprise us. Our message is: Leaders, know yourself and be yourself.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Can You Say What You Mean Without Hurting Someone?
Leaders can invite all in a building to become more alert to language; the risk is worth it and the trust that is built transforms.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Supervisors Carry the Dual Purposes of Evaluation
The impossible task of motivating people to change their practice while evaluating them (rating them) is now not only expected of the principals, but of their supervisors as well.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
K-12 Schools Are Complicit in Mismatch Theory
Justice Scalia's remarks related to higher education, but their roots lie deeply buried in K-12 education.