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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school leadership and district leadership.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
Can Schools Help Change the Sexual Harassment Culture?
The opening of an environment in schools for victims to safely speak out and release the hurt and shame they have experienced will help. But, what about prevention? What about education?
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Labeling Students With Disabilities Has a Downside
We do not want to teach children to be or to be seen as a label. How we conduct each day, how we construct each day and our mindset about limits and limitations has to be questioned in order to decide what is productive and what has to change.
Education
Opinion
The Relationship Between School Leaders and Hope
Our work is hard. Every child needs someone to see the light in them and sustain the hope they hold in their hearts. You lead schools where that can happen.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
How Losing Net Neutrality Will Change Teaching and Learning
If the information available is now accessible based upon the amount of money the provider is willing to pay, then the Internet will separate from being a place of democracy and become a place where money controls information!
Special Education
Opinion
Advocacy Doesn't Have to Begin With a Scarlet 'A'
Once parents feel empowered to share their thoughts in a productive way and an IEP team knows that the parent wants to understand the process better to be an equal participant in the team, the job of the advocate is done.
School & District Management
Opinion
School Leaders Build Trust by Inviting Others to the Table
It is about presence. It isn't just about Rotary or Kiwanis. It is also about church dinners and nonprofit fund raisers. It is business and police. It is clergy and senior citizens and parents and preschool providers. Is it too much to ask?
Personalized Learning
Opinion
How Do You Weigh a Teacher?
Authors Art Costa and Bena Kallick tell us, "When considering teacher quality, we are concerned about whether the teacher has the more enduring habits that will serve them well as they continue to learn, grow and respond positively to change."
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Can Schools Be Inclusive? Examine The Data.
We can't anticipate every storm and we may grow weary of trying. But, the ground of civil rights seems to be shaking and it merits watching.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Developing the Courage to Report Sexual Abuse Begins in Schools
If we can teach children that they have power, and help them develop a voice, then less of them will enter the world of adulthood seeing and believing that power over another is the sole path to feeling powerful.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
When Evaluation Teaches, Learners Reap the Benefits
Whether evaluating teachers or students, making what matters clear is essential. Even when a rubric or checklist attempts to make things well defined, communication and understanding can be elusive.
School & District Management
Opinion
Are We Leading Change or Leading in a New Era?
The traditional modes of teaching and learning are being disrupted form outside the schools walls and educators know that a richness for students will arrive when those walls become more permeable under teacher leadership.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
'Personalized Learning' is For Everyone in the System
If we want teachers to step away from being the information deliverers and empower students to become active and engaged learners, leaders must do so with their teachers.
Education
Opinion
Should Leaders Stay or Go?
Are you working in a place that values you and where you are really making the difference you want to make? If yes, be happy every day. If not, decide what you can change for the better or start the consideration of where you might need to go.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
What Oysters Can Teach Us About Dealing With Stress
If the forever reality for oysters and for educators is that stress won't end, we surely need better ways to address it and sooner rather than later.