ClarksRoom

Right now it seems so much gets blamed on social media, but Internet Trolls are not new. They have been around for a long long time. This is episode 1 of a 3 part series on how to navigate social media as an educator and parent.

DJ [@MrLatcham] and I sit down and chat for a little while about year one reflections. He just finished his first year as a VP after transitioning from the classroom. I just finished my first year as a VP at a new site after being a VP at his site for the previous 4 years. We talk about the goods, the bads, lessons learned and advice for other educators transitioning to an admin role.

In this extended episode, I spend some time chatting with Vernon Renwanz. He is a retired administrator who spent his entire career building up students and staff. Vernon shares his thoughts on what parents should know about the educational system, how to develop new leaders and his one big change of education. He is full of wisdom and this was one of my favorite episodes to date.

I sat down with Lucas Machado [@1LukeMachado] during an afternoon break in sessions at LEAD 3.0 in San Francisco. We talked about origin stories, being middle-management, the role of Ed Tech and how responsibility is much bigger than technology.

I sat down with Mr. Marc Welty, the principal of Kaseberg Elementary, during the Lead 3.0 conference for a quick conversation. We talked about the transition from teacher to administrator, being at a Title 1 school and about how we both are huge data nerds. You can find Mark on Twitter at @mcwelty 

During the Lead 3.0 Conference, I sat down with Brandon Blom [@brandonkblom] and talked about his edujourney, the role of Director of Educational Technology, and what is his thoughts on big ideas in education. 

I sat down with Mr. Field for a few minutes and talked about his journey to the classroom, what it means to teach inquiry-based history and how impactful WEB can be.

A short chat with Mr. Dunn on the importance of school culture and how a single teacher can make an impact. Follow Mr. Dunn on Twitter @mdunnster.

There is so much going on right now in the world and on school campuses. Shootings, walkouts, bullying, hatred, division to name some of the bad stuff. But simple kindness can cure a lot.

Sometimes we need to slow down for the benefit of long-term gain. A quick a thought on how accelerating academic (Honors, Pre-AP, IB, Advanced) courses in middle school can be a negative thing.