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Have You Been Tapped?
Recently I have been conducting research on the human capital framework to refine the core competencies, behaviors, and personality traits that are most relevant to predict success in the Blended Learning environment. During this process I uncovered many bodies of work leading to a framework that has continued to be developed to the point where several core competencies have risen to the top as…
Organizational Culture in Schools: The Sixth Man on Your Team!
In every aspect of our lives we come into contact with many different people on multiple levels within our personal, professional, and social lives. Each of these encounters reveals some level of cultural influence.
To place this article into perspective, I view culture as the foundation necessary to create long lasting organizational change. The weight of organizational change will inevitably…
Are You Differentiating Your Staff’s Development?
Student Centered Learning (SCL) is said to promote the practice of engaging our learners on an individual level in the educational environment. In using this practice in the classroom teachers develop and implement a differentiated learning experience for students to meet them at their individual ability levels. This groundbreaking endeavor requires instructors to maximize instructional pedagogy…
Is a Strategic Plan Your School’s Magic Bullet?
Schools and districts construct Strategic Plans of all sorts in the effort to create the masterful document that will lead them to growth and academic achievement. In some cases these documents may also be known as the school’s new instructional model, school improvement plans and the like. The brutal truth is that this magical document, no matter how thoughtful, inclusive, and well crafted it…