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Great list of leadership blindspots. So true in education.

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" In schools, and in life, we often let rules or obsta­cles get in our way of chang­ing our behav­iors or reach­ing a goal. In schools those obsta­cles may be 45-minute peri­ods, stan­dard­ized test­ing, the bud­get, facil­i­ties, or a host of other things. Those chal­lenges, how­ever real they are, often become excuses to not make major changes. I say excuses because in most cases there are exam­ples of schools that have over­come those obsta­cles to improve their learn­ing envi­ron­ment for stu­dents. "

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"I recently decided to compile some of the blog posts that I have written regarding social media and administrators. I have created a “page” for these articles that I will continue to update as I write posts that may be helpful, but I just wanted to share this as a blog post to those people who may subscribe to this through an RSS feed or email subscription. There are so many good articles out there but I wanted to compile the ones I have written to help to continuously develop my own portfolio of work. Please see the articles with brief descriptions below:"

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"...most of the leadership problems we run into regarding school technology implementation and integration have less to do with the technologies and more to do with failure to enact good leadership practices. It's likely that if school leaders aren't facilitating appropriate training or time or funding or support or policy for technology initiatives, they probably aren't for most other, non-technology initiatives either."

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"Historically, mentoring has been thought of as something that older people do for younger people – there’s certainly still a place for these relationships. But the world is changing so fast, it is often the young that can teach the old."

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"If you feel like expanding your horizons today, you should check out this collection of memorable business tips from Steve’s authorized biographer Walter Isaacson and Ken Segall, the marketing wizard and author of a new book titled “Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success”."

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It will pay off to address the disengaged behavior. Several strategies are suggested in this article.

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Interesting idea...Superintendent's Book Club. Includes video of a culminating panel discussion.

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"Ways to know if your school's technology leadership may be past its expiration date."

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"This presentation outlines a set of technology rubrics that can be used in developing a professional development plan for school leaders and suggests ways media and technology specialists can assist in the completion of this plan."

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Educon 2.3 presentation focused on school leadership and adaptive change.

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"These three studies in particular are based on solid research and show how the changing landscape of social networking is impacting learning, teaching, and leadership in schools. No doubt that school leaders can not ignore the influence of social networking on teaching and learning, and therefore we need principals to embrace social media. We need leadership that sees the benefits in building a PLN and we need leaders who will fight to take the brick wall of filtering down that seems to hamper teachers and principals from using a PLN effectively."

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An interesting read regarding school leadership. It's great when people speak their mind!

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Suggestions on how school leaders might use social media tools for education related purposes.

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Post on the importance of culture within an organization. "A culture of greatness creates an expectation that everyone in the organization be committed to excellence. It requires leaders and managers to put the right people in the right positions where they are humble and hungry and willing to work harder than everyone else. A culture of greatness dictates that each person use his or her gifts and strengths to serve the purpose and mission of the organization. And it means that you don’t just bring in the best people, but you also bring out the best in your people."

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This is an interesting post in response to the YouTube for Schools launch. It is not an indictment of Google for creating the resource, but rather school leadership for "Marlin-like" fear of YouTube.

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"Are you wondering why reading people is key to successful leadership and your personal success in life generally? That is a legitimate question after all like all skills it takes time and effort to learn, so you naturally want to know if it is time well spent. "

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"Now more than ever, superintendents recognize that technology is important in meeting their district goals towards positive student outcomes. The new electronic version of the Superintendent Self-Assessment along with the existing District Leadership Team Assessment will assist in determining your readiness to be an effective technology leader. After completing the Superintendent Electronic Self-Assessment you will see your progress along the technology leadership continuum."

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"The purpose of this resource is to provide ”Just in Time” training through an online interface for K-12 administrators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS-A). These standards are the basic technology skills every administrator should possess. In the process, administrators will develop their own skills and discover what teachers need in order to meet the NETS for Teachers (NETS-T)."

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At CEL, our mantra is: “You can’t lead what you don’t know.” Educational leaders must understand what good teaching is before they can foster best practices in classrooms and raise the bar for student performance. That’s one of our primary jobs at CEL: to help district leaders and principals develop the vision, the language, and the tools to observe, analyze, and lead for high-quality instruction in every classroom.

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