Hot off the press. The largest school district in the country changes leadership. From one non-educator to another, the city of New York continues to select NYC School Chancelors from the ranks of business instead of professionally trained educators. Good or bad: This is indeed a sign of the times.
Outgoing NYC Chancelor Speaks:
November 10, 2010 NPR's Melissa Block talks to New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, who announced this week that he will be stepping down from his post. ... Please listen to the podcast. Copy and paste into your web brower:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131223278
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Learn More about NYC New Chancelor
Copy and paste into your web brower:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131194772
What do you think? Please share your thoughts on our blog: http://drorozco.blogspot.com/
1. Do you believe districts, or even schools, can/should be led by others not professionally trained in education?
2. What are the advantages/disadvantages?
3. At your current worksite, do you believe a non-educational leader do a good job? Why?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
PROGRESSIVE QUESTIONS/ANSWERS ON SCHOOL LAW & HUMAN RESOURCES
The readings for the classes are an important foundation of knowledge in the areas of School Law and Human Resources. This blog will provide for a social sharing of possible quiz questions related to the remaining book chapters of the classes, and require candidates to coordinate their submissions with others that have posted earlier. NO QUIZ QUESTIONS MAY BE THE SAME, SO YOU WILL NEED TO REVIEW ALREADY POSTED QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
1. Read School Law Text Chapters 10, 8 & 4. Read Human Resources Text chapters 4, 8, 11, 13.
2. GO to the blog and review carefully all questions already posted there- as you may not post a quiz question that is similar or duplicates one already posted.
3. Develop only ONE quiz question with answer PER Chapter. AGAIN, YOUR QUIZ QUESTIONS MAY NOT DUPLICATE ANY QUESTIONS ALREADY POSTED.
PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING- If you'd like to use an alias, that's fine, just let me know. [below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As you name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]
4. POST your work in the following format:
YOUR NAME
School Law ch. 10: Question. Answer.
School Law ch. 8: Question. Answer.
School Law ch. 4: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 4: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 8: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 11: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 13: Question. Answer.
1. Read School Law Text Chapters 10, 8 & 4. Read Human Resources Text chapters 4, 8, 11, 13.
2. GO to the blog and review carefully all questions already posted there- as you may not post a quiz question that is similar or duplicates one already posted.
3. Develop only ONE quiz question with answer PER Chapter. AGAIN, YOUR QUIZ QUESTIONS MAY NOT DUPLICATE ANY QUESTIONS ALREADY POSTED.
PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING- If you'd like to use an alias, that's fine, just let me know. [below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As you name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]
4. POST your work in the following format:
YOUR NAME
School Law ch. 10: Question. Answer.
School Law ch. 8: Question. Answer.
School Law ch. 4: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 4: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 8: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 11: Question. Answer.
Human Resources ch 13: Question. Answer.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. Understanding positive emotions entails the study of contentment with the past, happiness in the present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual traits consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as the capacity for love and work, courage, compassion, resilience, creativity, curiosity, integrity, self-knowledge, moderation, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive institutions entails the study of the strengths that foster better communities, such as justice, responsibility, civility, parenting, nurturance, work ethic, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance.
AFTER COMPLETING ALL OF THE ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATEMENT, "Positive psychology holds great potential for creating environments where children learn, employees thrive, and communities flourish." Please be clear, well organized and BRIEF in your comments (maximum of 300 words). PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING- If you'd like to use an alias, that's fine, just let me know. [below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As you name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]
AFTER COMPLETING ALL OF THE ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATEMENT, "Positive psychology holds great potential for creating environments where children learn, employees thrive, and communities flourish." Please be clear, well organized and BRIEF in your comments (maximum of 300 words). PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING- If you'd like to use an alias, that's fine, just let me know. [below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As you name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]
Monday, October 4, 2010
VISITATION PRINCIPAL STEFAN BEAN, ASPIRE GATEWAY SCHOOL
What are your thoughts/ideas/reflections regarding the visit? Please frame your comments by selecting ONE of the following: 1. Describe the impact meeting and watching Principal Bean ‘in action’ had on you related to working with, hiring &/or accommodating staff/teachers with disabilities &/OR educating & creating legally inclusive learning opportunities for students with disabilities?
2. Describe the impact meeting and watching Principal Bean ‘in action’ had on you related to ‘immigrants’ as students under your legal leadership &/OR ‘immigrants’ on your staff/teachers or in hiring?
3. Describe the impact this visitation had on you related to the increasing number of charters schools in education, their legal status outside the confines of collective bargaining and district regulations, &/OR issues of human resources including charter school principals/staff/teachers.
Please be clear, well organized and BRIEF in your comments (maximum of 300 words). PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING.
[below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As your name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
ANNOUNCING TIER II FOR SCHOOL LEADERS IN BRAZIL & THAILAND - 2011
TIER II in BRAZIL or THAILAND
Complete CA Professional Admin. Credential by April or July, 2011!
In collaboration with University of CA, Irvine (UCI)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: April 13-20 or April 16-23, 2011
Chiang Mai, Thailand: July 18-27, 2011
Cost: $3,500 (includes inter'l program, Tier II tuition, flight & hotel- approx.)
WEBSITE: http://leadership-innovation.org
Join a select group of school administrators (and over 100 alumni) for the highly rated and well-respected program! The program will support completion of ALL Tier II requirements. Picture YOURSELF here:
Brazil: http://leadership-innovation.org/ataglancebr10.html
Thailand: http://leadership-innovation.org/ataglanceth10.html
Where will you be in 2011?
We’ll be in RIO & CHIANG MAI… Join us!
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