Leadership allsorts
Twitter and LinkedIn have been competing for my attention and if I am honest, LinkedIn is growing on me. This week I picked up a few gems from both platforms. Over on Twitter I was involved in a short conversation about …
Has your communication landed?
As I continue to explore Complexity Theory and “trust” in school and school leadership, I have elevated the importance of communication within leadership outlook. In the past 12 months that has meant acting upon Kevin Flinn’s seminar and Patricia Shaw’s advice… …
Final fortnight AAR
The penultimate and final week of the school year is always going to be an all encompassing and busy fortnight. The managerial focus requires school leaders to secure and deliver the celebratory events whilst also planning the summer works programme, results …
Effective teachers – seek advice
Leaders and teachers who want to improve? How do you identify effective teachers? We know that teachers interactions with colleagues impact their effectiveness. Drawing on 5 years of social network data from one school district, Spillane, Shirrell and Adhikari (2018) explored the …
Writing prompts in <60s
“Do it now” tasks. Fast prompts. Sentence starters. Mini quizzes. Settling task… call them what you will, these activities benefit from; routine (the development of habit), minimal direction from the teacher (who is probably getting the register taken), relatively short …
Final assembly – slammed
As we approached the end of the school year, I was inspired by our Year 6 students practicing their poetry slam in the “blazing summer sun.” Instead of the end of year assembly, I committed thoughts to paper and presented …
Asking Gayle Allen for help
I have driven to work with Gayle Allen many, many times but we have never met. Gayle is creator and host of Curious Minds, the “leading podcast on innovation that features global leaders rethinking life and work.” Curious Minds is part of …
Meaning, brooming and fun
I am three years late. Better late than never? This short Jack Welch clip got bookmarked and then followed up. Welch is best known as former CEO of General Electric, one of the largest and most innovative companies in the world. …