http://goo.gl/FkZVT Brian Nichols (@bjnichols) recently wrote a great post titled ''removing roadblocks.'' Brian outlined 3 ways leaders are unknowingly putting up roadblocks that are ultimately preventing their organization from growing. All 3 roadblocks that Brian mentions are unfortunately too often true. I am going to try to take Brian's post ...

This is part 2 of the book, ''Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader,'' by Robert Evans. You can find part 1 here. I highly recommend this book for anyone currently in or aspiring to be in a school leadership position. The book is relevant, applicable and provides some excellent examples of ways to improve and handle school leadership. The ...

Dear administrators, We have a lot of respect for what you do. Your job is extremely difficult, and there are lots of aspects of your job that we don't fully understand. Your ability to lead an entire staff and student body is frankly amazing, and more importantly, you always seem cool, calm and collected. There are times where we would love to ...

This school year has been a year of learning for me; learning both through my successes and failures. I have attempted to start a technology revolution at my high school, Seckman High School. As a Professional Development Representative at my high school, as well as fulfilling the requirements of one of my doctoral assignments, this task has great ...

This post stems from the thoughts of @gcouros' most recent post Is Change the True Barrier?  Change has been and will be for the foreseeable future the most pressing issue in our schools, our communities, and in our society as a whole.  George's question was simple: What is holding us back...is ''change'' at the heart of the problem, or is it the ...

Today I had the opportunity to speak with one of the members of my high school's custodial staff.  This particular team member is assigned to my classroom.  Though we are almost halfway done with the school year, I have regrettably not spent much time talking to this person.  Today was my chance... It was so nice to speak with the person that is ...

I just finished reading The Learning Leader, by Douglas R. Reeves, as a part of my doctoral studies.  I found the book to be extremely well written, as well as extremely valuable for anyone looking to gain a more in-depth understanding of school improvement. As districts and schools look to both district and building leaders, it is difficult not ...