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K-12 Superintendent, reformed IT guy, educator, 1:1 evangelist, life long learner, father, husband, geek, ex self-propelled field artillery turret mechanic, GCT, CCTO, INFP

Month: September 2016

  • The Binder Planning Model

    I’m stepping into a new role this year and I’ve already found myself getting pulled into the Binder Planning Model. You know the one, where the entire year is laid out in the binder, and you’re just turning the pages. To me, it’s a metaphor for school planning in general. In schools, we like to…

  • STEAM Program Goals for Students

    I’ve been thinking a lot about programs lately (new occupational hazard I guess). After edCamp last weekend, STEAM has been front of mind. I tend to think of programs from the perspective of what do we want to see students doing. For a 1:1 program, it basically comes down to accessing information, collaborating, creating and presenting using modern…

  • The Data Trap

    There was a trap we found ourselves falling into back in the STAR testing days with data. We spent the majority of our time and energy focused on the kids just below the line. The ones close to being proficient. The ones that theoretically should be easy to move. That was how we (and many others)…

  • Titles, Schmitles.

    I have a new title. It’s a mouth full and when people ask what it is, it actually takes my brain a few seconds to spin up to say it. Associate Superintendent, Learning & Innovation On more than one occasion, once I get it out, people have commented that it’s kind of cool or that it’s…