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It seems as though being a principal has really changed. I don’t have much experience in the role compared with others — I have been an elementary principal for six years. However, day by day, it seems to be evolving into something different, which is good, because principals lead buildings that have a reputation for being caught up in the past.[…] Continue Reading »

As society, education and learners change, so does the need to have educational leaders who embody a modern form of leadership. Modern leaders must establish a vision and implement a strategic process that creates a teaching and learning culture that provides students with essential skill sets (creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, technological proficiency and global awareness).[…] Continue Reading »

Technology and training were the buzz words of the day as a panel of thought leaders gathered at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss “Creating the Classroom of the 21st Century.” Intelligent investment in technology, whatever that might be, is only the first step in optimizing the classroom of the future. Panelists stressed that teaching teachers best practices on how to utilize technology is an equally vital, and sometimes forgotten, step in modernizing the classroom.[…] Continue Reading »