Doug Reeves has been on a bit of a writing binge on the topic of leadership, specifically writing for the American School Board Journal on district administrative issues. I especially like the one on assessment for superintendents. Scroll down to the "leadership" section, where you will find a number of articles written in 2010.
based on quality and performance instead of seniority.
Ineffective teachers are immediately dismissed from the system
higher level of accountability with some of the highest teacher pay
comprehensive system for evaluating teachers, including growth in student achievement as measured by standardized tests (so that teachers who take on the toughest students aren't unfairly penalized), observation of their classroom practices and assessment of their contributions to the school community.
A similar phenomenon is occurring today in places such as Iran and Syria, where government officials seeking unvarnished news of the world beyond their borders use so-called proxy servers and circumvention technology to access their own Facebook or e-mail accounts -- platforms their governments regularly block.
This eerily sounds like what we do in schools, which is too bad. It sort of sounds like we are running a small communist nation.
comparing the uncertain dial tone of the fax machine with the speed of today's handheld devices is like comparing a ship's compass to the power of global positioning systems.
breaking down traditional barriers of age, gender, and socioeconomic status
cell phones
cell-phone
cell phones
nature of civil society
more costs than benefits
connecting nations" -- places where technological development is still nascent and where both governments and citizens are testing out tools and their potential impact
"open by default"
the so-called failed states
Efforts by democratic governments to foster freedom and opportunity will be far stronger if they recognize the vital role technology can play in enabling their citizens to promote these values -- and that technology is overwhelmingly provided by the private sector.
interconnected estate
interconnected estate
to shape government and corporate behavior
by promoting freedom of expression and by protecting citizens from threatening governments.
join together in new alliances to multiply their impact.
offer a new way to exercise the duty to protect citizens around the world who are abused by their governments or barred from voicing their opinions
citizens' use of technology can be an effective vehicle to promote the values of freedom, equality, and human rights globally
Shared power. It's odd that the core problem of connection through technology may be shared power. Must our core thesis be (then) how to participate in an environment of shared power or of decentralization of information or of disaggregation of opportunity to participate? Hmmmm.
I love this quote: "Look, this is just a part of who we are now," Spoor said of the personal technology. "It's a tidal wave." Maybe that's what we should rename this social bookmark group: The Tidal Wave.