My father, Kenneth Black, is an 85 years old life-long educator -- one who has had several acts in his professional career. For many years he was a Lutheran school principal, positively impacting the lives of thousands of students. In his 50s he was called to a role of leadership in church administration, leading an …
Tag: Professional Development
My Three Words Guiding 2020
Several years ago the #OneWord movement began in education. This is where educators select a word that will guide them in the coming year -- a focal point for their work in their next trip around the sun. Twitter is a common place for these words to be shared with other educators looking for support …
Session Resources — LSA Conference
Yesterday I had the privilege in participating at the Lutheran Schools Association conference, held at Long Island Lutheran High School and Middle School. In the two sessions we reviewed and discussed with participants the topics of formative assessment and faith integration in the classroom. As is my pattern, resources and session notes for the two …
#PBL Session Resources
I am spending the day in New York City at Astoria Lutheran School, working with the faculty and staff there on project based learning (PBL) design and strategies. To that end, I developed this resource page that contains links, articles, templates, etc. to support the PBL journey for this school or any other. Feel free …
Tweet of the Day — 10.11.2018
I love this idea! It provides quick and simple collaboration and professional development for a faculty. Learning for educators does not have to be an event, but can be something simple and ongoing. Well done! Thanks to @Aschrig on Twitter for sharing.
Students, Educators, and Sleep (Part Two and Project Idea)
Last week I addressed for the first time at FaithEdTech questions about sleep and rest for students and educators (click here for the initial blog post). The second post was designed to study the impact of sleep deprivation on educators, including myself. However, though I will still address this in future post, I am compelled …
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Tweet of the Day — 1.6.2018
A few minutes ago I finished participating in this week's #LeadUpChat on Twitter. I have found these chats to be increasingly important for me in providing inspiration and new ideas for leading in the classroom. Today's topic dealt with goals for 2018. Goals can be a tricky thing. They can be incredibly energizing, especially when …
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