Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World
The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. In a recent edWebinar, sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA, education leaders…
Leading Learning in a Blended Environment
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, blended learning is a style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media and traditional face-to-face teaching. As stated by Ann McMullan, Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendent Initiative, the world that we have been living in for over the last year or so looks very…
How School Leaders Make Real and Lasting Change
As a new principal at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School in Fulton County Schools, GA, Ivy Goggins faced pockets of success in the building, a climate of teachers working in silos, and the lack of true collaboration. These are common challenges…
4 Challenges Facing School Principals Each Year
In May 2019, 150 school principals from across the country participated in an edWeb survey on the topics, challenges, and accomplishments they experienced this year as the educational leaders in their buildings. Some of the most significant challenges and successes…
The Role of Educational Leaders in Sustainable Edtech Initiatives
“Small but mighty” is what I called my small rural Massachusetts school district when I recently presented to a leadership team that included district administrators, building administrators, and community members. In the past three years, our district, with its previously…