My bias was intentional. In my last post, Girl Power, I highlighted two things: 1. The Girl Effect video 2. Women who are Inspirational Educational Leaders Liz B. Davis said this in the first comment on the post: (I added the links) David, Thanks for including me in your list of inspiring women. I am […]
Category: compassion
Girl Power
I’ve always been surrounded by women. I grew up with three sisters, and I have two daughters and a wonderful wife. Yet when I think of the people that I look up to as heroes and leaders, I inevitably think of men… I was tempted to list some here, but that’s not what this post […]
What ‘we’ want for ‘our’ children
Heidi Hass Gable has done something special! Here is her presentation, What I Want for My Children: Her post simply says this: My hope is that it will move you, it will motivate you, it will make you think and it will inspire you to get involved in your child’s education, to support your teachers […]
hidden pain
I’m back from a wonderful holiday… in 12 days we visited my sister and family in L.A., and went to San Diego where we visited the Wild Animal Park, Zoo, and SeaWorld (twice). We also went to Disney/California Adventure for 3 days. My kids had a fantastic time, and I found more joy in their […]
Inaction is action
Someone I know has a child in elementary school. That child came home and complained, “It’s no fair!” “What’s not fair?” Her mother asks. “We were lined up to go to the computer lab and two boys were noisy so we didn’t go.” “What did you do instead?” “Extra math sheets.” And what was done […]
What comes around
The task was simple: Have your advisory pick an issue in the school and then create a video that promotes awareness of the problem and/or a solution to the problem. This is what Mr. Williams’ advisory came up with last year. I like the use of camera direction to help tell the story. This to […]
Making a Difference
Here is a great thing to do with your online students: Donate Free Rice to help end world hunger… (and improve their vocabulary while you are at it!) Here is a news article about it, in case you would like to use it for current events. Advertising at the bottom of the screen changes with […]
Halloween Scavenger Hunt on Ning
Below is a Halloween Scavenger Hunt I did on a (private) Ning Network that I created for a class Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project I am doing in my two Planning 10 classes. The scavenger hunt does the following: Introduces students to flickr and , and; It teaches them to insert and site a […]
The Capacity to Lead
Students of all ages have the capacity to lead. For a few years now I have taken a group of Grade 7 and 8 students to our feeder schools to teach the incoming Grade 5’s the “Seven Secrets of Leadership”, but really it is about so much more than that! This is from the e-mail […]
Statement of Educational Philosophy
[Originally posted May 23rd,’07] I wrote this three years ago, but recently had to make a change… As little as one year ago the second paragraph did not exist for me, and now it is placed in a position of importance. I post my Statement of Educational Philosophy now, after reading and posting a comment […]