Hargreaves and the 4th Way [Part 2]

Written by David TrussApril 28, 2009April 28, 2009 11 Comments

I first wrote about Andy Hargreaves and the 4th Way back in October, (with an important update added to the bottom of the post in early November). The pyramid below is updated from that post, taking feedback from Hargreaves himself. Administrators from our district met and discussed The 4th Way last Thursday and we were […]

Black and White Education

Written by David TrussApril 16, 2009July 13, 2009 8 Comments

When my grandfather was a teenager in the Ukraine, he played his accordion for the ‘moving pictures’. He was a member of the band that would play scripted music as damsels in distress were first tied to train tracks by villains, then rescued by heroes. The music the band played added life to the moving pictures […]

Pfffffft! The Pitfalls of Presenting at Pro-D

Written by David TrussFebruary 21, 2009 17 Comments

— It is my privilege to share a blog post written by colleague and friend, Elaan Bauder. We thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and comments with us, and for contributing to our learning. — Pfffffft! The Pitfalls of Presenting at Pro-D I don’t know about you, but I really look forward […]

Digital Teachers

Written by David TrussJanuary 23, 2009January 28, 2009 10 Comments

Sonya Woloshen is a new teacher this year. She is a job-sharing French Immersion teacher at our school 2 days a week, and at another Middle School the other 3 days. Sonya did a short pro-d session this afternoon with some of our teachers. Her session title: “I took the red pill”. She ran through […]

Girl Power

Written by David TrussDecember 17, 2008December 22, 2008 14 Comments

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 […]

Two Wolves

Written by David TrussNovember 11, 2008January 27, 2023 22 Comments

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” “The […]

Hargreaves and the 4th Way

Written by David TrussOctober 27, 2008April 28, 2009 1 Comment

After reading The Fourth Way article in Educational Leadership/October 2008, by Andrew Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, I’ve been trying to apply personal meaning to this new way. The 4th Way has five Pillars of Purpose, three Principals of Professionalism and four Catalysts of Coherence. But I think The 4th way rests firmly on just one […]

POD’s

Written by David TrussOctober 21, 2008July 30, 2009 5 Comments

No it isn’t about the Technology. It also isn’t about ‘getting knowledge‘. New school meets old school and neither school is where we are at right now. I wish people would stop trying to compare old ways with new ways and started asking, “What can we do with this amazing new tool?” or “How can […]

TLITE Presentations

Written by David TrussSeptember 30, 2008September 30, 2008 1 Comment

For the last couple Mondays I have presented to two of Betty Gilgoff‘s TLITE Classes, (TLITE- Teaching and Learning in an Information Technology Environment). I did two different presentations one based loosely on Learning Conversations and the other on This My Blog has Taught Me. Both presentations asked for teachers to contribute to a VoiceThread […]