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Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing. - Warren Bennis, Ph.D. On Becoming a Leader Today's business world is highly competitive. The way to survive is to reshape to the needs of a rapidly changing world. Resistance to change is a dead-end street.

The education of today's student for tomorrow's workplace should combine practical, intellectual, and social skills as never before. What does this mean for classrooms? Many teachers are finding that POWERING ON not only boosts student achievement-it lets them do more while capturing the imaginations of our young people.

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

Mobile device in the hands of every student...yes, we're goin' there! As educators, we need to become Internet literate...and fast, so we can be ready to teach students to think critically about what they read on-line. Thank you, Alan November for the pre-lunch epiphany!

As another school year begins to come to a close, I have recently had some of our administrators (mostly elementary) contact me with ideas for making administrative tasks more paperless and create a more efficient workflow not only for themselves but for their teachers. Some of these have been regular "end of year" tasks and...

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These authors have examined decades of research to determine which teaching strategies have positive effects on student learning. To learn more about these strategies, click on Building Better Instruction by Kathy Brabec, Kim Fisher, and Howard Pitler. Another article,Focus on Instruction , by NREL,gives K - 12 examples of classroom activities.

Leadership | In Print 7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-leading Principals Patrick Larkin, principal of Burlington High School in Burlington, MA, started a 1-to-1 iPad initiative in the fall of 2012. The conventional wisdom in education is that any school reform--be it curriculum, instruction, assessment, or teacher professionalism--is most likely to take hold in schools that have strong leadership.

Powerful article to share with teachers

I think the Army would make a serious mistake if we made a distinction and said, "You are a manager, and you are a leader." So my philosophy is that we are all leaders! We also must be responsible managers or stewards of resources entrusted to us.

Here you will find the best talks and performances from TED conferences, TEDx events -- great speakers to share with staff, search for education and prepare to be inspired!