IASA Global Service Trip 2021-Blog Post 1 Cabarete, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Cabarete, Dominican Republic 1,851 miles from Highland Park, Illinois October 2021 As our world heads out of the restrictive nature of the recent years, and as our school…
Twitter Chat Archive on Mental Health & Wellness #suptchat
In October 2014, Nick Polyak and I started #suptchat, the international chat on Twitter for superintendents and school leaders. The responses and support have been affirming and impressive! We’re sharing this information in the event some folks have not yet…
Impact of a Teacher – #112Leads
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin With this school year coming to a close on June 4, 2020 I was reflecting on the power of a teacher, and in February 2017 I shared…
D112 Supt Message Regarding IL Stay at Home – #112Leads
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” – Gail Devers Over the course of just over one week our worlds have changed significantly in Illinois and our nation and our world with the COVID-19 Pandemic. On March 12, 2020,…
Insights from Students in a Bio Tech Program- #AASA_DigitalConsortium Summer 2019 visit – Nashville, TN
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela Listen to a recent episode of my podcast featuring question and answers from Tennessee high school students in Wilson County, just outside of Nashville — they are part of a…
Renewed focus on Student Learning #112Leads
“Success is not a result of what we do occasionally. Success is a result of the little things we do EVERY SINGLE DAY. Habits are a choice!” – Alan Stein This blog post is a reflection post as well as…
Spring 2019 Video Update – English audio Spanish Subtitles – #112Leads
“Greatness is not primarily a matter of circumstance; greatness is first and foremost a matter of conscious choice and discipline.” – Jim Collins, Great by Choice We are very proud of the past year’s worth of work in North Shore…
What does a superintendent do? What’s my mission?
“There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela In my adventures in leadership, and in my travels to other school districts, regions,…
Measurement of Success – #112Leads
“Let’s all strategize how the job can get done, versus informing each other why it can’t be done.”– Melissa Gonzales So what is success? How do we know we are successful? What are the elements of success? What are the…
What’s so artificial about artificial intelligence (AI)? Do we use it to maximize learning? — #112Leads
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. Some of the activities computers with artificial intelligence are designed for include: Speech…