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The People I Grew Up With Were Afraid: All About School Culture

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There is no such thing as an ordinary life. Every life is extraordinary.   Gabriel Byrne Following a recent, […]

April 25, 2015 school culture

Teacher Growth, Not Judgement

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High-stakes testing of student achievement does not improve student learning, and … high-stakes evaluation does not improve teacher […]

April 8, 2015 managing change, school culture

Culture Before Innovation

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“Leaders that engage the school community in the effective use of technology… appreciate the power of school culture […]

March 8, 2015 digital learning, school culture

The Need For Recognition: School Award Ceremonies

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Don’t confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them. – Jackson Browne A couple of years ago […]

February 21, 2015 digital learning, managing change, school culture

Lifeworthy Learning: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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There is a crucial scene in the Stephen Spielberg movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where the […]

February 7, 2015 managing change

Liberating Learners From Their Dependency on Being Taught

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This weekend I attended the Teacher’ Overseas Recruiting Fair at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. I find this […]

January 25, 2015 digital learning, managing change

Embracing the Unmade Future

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“Everything is changing. All the time. And you can’t stop it. And your attempts to stop it actually […]

January 18, 2015 managing change, school culture

A Christmas Childhood: James Joyce, Nora Barnacle and Me

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This is a time of year for reflection. My grandfather died just before Christmas thirty-five years ago. It […]

December 22, 2014 blogging, Christmas, Family, Galway, ireland, James Joyce, learning, Nora Barnacle, Rahoon

The Holy Grade: School Leadership is a Dangerous Business

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“Those who implement changes in assessment, grading, professional practices and policies risk not only confrontation, but also unpopularity, […]

December 20, 2014 managing change

Needs to Participate More: The Contradiction of the Introvert

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“He was an introverted kid, so I didn’t send him to his room as punishment. No, I took […]

December 7, 2014 school culture

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