Some of the most meaningful partnerships will take years to fully be realized. In my first year as the Chief Technology Officer in Dublin Unified, I had the opportunity to work alongside the Director of Facilities Kim McNeely. In our first introductory meeting, we immediately hit it off as we discovered that we were approaching […]
Read more "Guest Post via @tr_bo: The Power of Partnerships: Part Four"I have been a district administrator for more than 14 years. In four different districts, I have been a part of systems change efforts with a variety of teams and skill levels. Every district, just like every school site, has its own unique culture. From office staff to kitchen staff, noon duty supervisors, bus drivers, […]
Read more "Guest Post via @tr_bo: What’s Your Intention?"Ever since I saw Rita Pierson’s TED talk, I have wanted to do a TED talk. So, when I received an email saying that TEDxWilmington was looking for speakers, I jumped at it. I have to be honest, I started filling out the app, and got discouraged. It was due the next day, and I had to submit […]
Read more "Guest Post via @briteeyes49: TEDx Talk: The Power of a Caring Educator!"My daughters and I ended up at home on Friday night without my wife and we decided to have a lazy night and watch some TV. I quickly let them know that I was picking what we watch because I couldn’t stand another episode of Jesse or Teen Titans Go. So, I fired up Netflix […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Lessons from Newsies"I have been a part of multiple conversations [chats/tweets/Voxer groups] over the last few weeks discussing fair versus equitable versus equal…I have to admit at this point even I am confused as the words are so closely related. I know treating students 100% the same 100% of the time in 100% of the situations is not […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Equity or Equality"I will NEVER carry a weapon, concealed or otherwise, in my classroom. I will NEVER keep it locked in a safe. I say this with the utmost certainty. There is a huge debate going on about whether teachers should be armed in order to protect their students. We would even get bonuses! As usual, teachers’ voices are […]
Read more "Guest Post via @briteeyes49: I Am a Teacher And You Want to Arm Me?"When thinking about diversifying the canon and providing our students with a larger selection of texts that reflect a more holistic approach to studying racial identity, there is a common pitfall to avoid. Very often, when educators, particularly White educators, attempt to select texts that will have more resonance with their Black or Brown students, […]
Read more "Guest Post via @zfwright: Complexion Doesn’t Equal Sameness"I guess you could say I have been lazy. I would like to think that I have a valid excuse for not blogging or podcasting for more than a month. I [and my family] have been in a season of transition. In the last three months, we have seen more transition in our family than […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Transitions"Two books have impacted my journey as an education more so than all the books I have read as they were the backbone of my philosophy of being an administrator. When I became a Vice Principal almost 5 years ago, I received copies of How Full is Your Bucket? By Tom Rath [@TomCRath] and What Great Principals Do […]
Read more "Guest Post via @ClarksRoom: Reservoir or River"Within the last year, Sprint has had commercials on with the old, “can you hear me now,” Verizon guy saying he has switched to Sprint because they are within 1% of reliability and like half the cost. ***Note – I recently switched from Sprint to Verizon. This post is in no way saying you should switch! […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Can You Hear Me Now…Be a 1-percenter"
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