Risk Factors and Resiliency
Dr. Rico Catalano of the Social Development Research Group was a guest speaker today in a master’s class at UW. He gave a presentation on resiliency, risk factors, and support programs to reduce the...
View ArticleSelf-Discipline vs. Intelligence as a Predictor of School Success
ASCD reports on a study that may indicate that self-discipline is a stronger indicator of school success than IQ. The ResearchBrief summarizes a study focusing on 8th graders in a magnet school in the...
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Disciplinary Alternative Programs Used for Nonviolent Offenses, Study Finds
A study by Texas Appleseed, a “non-profit, public interest law organization,” reports that many students are being sent to alternative schools for minor, nonviolent infractions. The report, entitled...
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The Neuroscience of Leadership
A colleague pointed me to this article on organizational change and brain science, entitled “The Neuroscience of Leadership,” by a business coach and a psychologist, so I thought I’d share some of its...
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Quote of the Day: PLCs & Research
There is no lack of research for those who seek to promote discussion of effective teaching. The issue is whether or not educators are prepared to accept their responsibilities to work together to...
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A/B Testing: Finding the Best Option
Today I read a quantitative study of class-size effects, conducted in Tennessee around 1990. This study (Finn & Achilles, 1990) randomly assigned teachers and students to one of three conditions –...
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What’s My Job?
Principals are instructional leaders, first and foremost. Right? That’s what I was taught in my principal preparation program, and that’s the message I heard year after year as a principal. But how...
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Will Sharing Instructional Leadership Save You Time?
Smart principals know the job of leading a school is too big for one person, so forms of distributed leadership have made their way into most schools. Leadership teams, site councils, departmental...
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Our Inevitable Inadequacy As Leaders
The bad news? As a school leader, I can’t be all things to all people. There isn’t time, I don’t have the skills, and I’m just not the best person to exercise every kind of leadership we need. I can’t...
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Stress Is Not a Status Symbol
When I read Stephen Crane’s novel The Red Badge of Courage as a 10-year-old, I couldn’t comprehend why anyone would want to experience suffering in the name of heroism or nobility. Today, I still...
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