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How to Lead with Little to No "Experience"

A Principal's Reflections

For example, if a leader is facing a complex or unfamiliar challenge, their past experiences may give them a better understanding of how to approach and solve the problem. Lead by example : Show everyone what it means to be a good leader by being a good follower. Set a positive example through your own actions and work ethic.

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Improvement is Always Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Take, for example, the saying that practice makes perfect. Take bowling, for example. Even though there are other examples of perfection in sports, every athlete works to get better. We have been made to think certain things are absolute truths for most of our lives. Hence the need to constantly practice improving performance.

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Be the Example

A Principal's Reflections

“ The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. ” – Paulo Coelho Change is hard. I drafted memos and emails that provided guidance and examples. Below are some key takeaways in relation to being the example: Eloquent speeches about common values are not nearly enough. Be an example that empowers others to change.

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What Makes A Personal Learning Network Valuable To You?

The Web20Classroom

Also, last Spring I got several other members of my PLN to give me the reason why their PLN is important to them and why they find theirs valuable to their professional learning. So those are just a few examples of why a PLN. What are your reasons? Why is your PLN valuable to you? Leave some comments below.

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event. From a learning standpoint, this requires a focus on pedagogical leadership , something I learned over time when I was a principal, which required taking a critical lens to my practice if I was going to help my staff do the same. There is no perfect lesson.

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. It can help schools create an active learning environment that is sustainable, collaborative, coherent, focused on specific subjects, and that allows for educators to learn throughout the year.

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Grow Your Own Personal Learning Network

Nik Peachey

This is just a quick posting to share a session on building your own Personal Learning Network, that I did for teachers in British Council Bilbao recently (25th September 2010). link] I'm on Facebook too and am in the process of creating a page for people interested in learning technology in ELT.