In my most recent graduate coursework, I’ve been applying the principles of action research, as put forth by Mertler (2017), to my innovation plan and my professional learning plan. To…
Year: 2019
Learning From The Best, And Also From The Rest – Innovation Plan Update
As I have continued to develop and refine the innovation plan I have been working on as part of my graduate coursework, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from both the…
Guitars and Innovation
Yesterday a friend of mine saw the instrument closet in my home studio, where I have 10 guitar cases neatly lined up. I got the reaction I usually get when…
Creatively Teaching Creative Learning
Throughout the first half of my DLL master’s program, I have been developing an innovation plan, designed to help teachers use the process of creation, feedback, and revision to develop a…
Doing As We Do, Not As We Say
Alternative Professional Learning, Part 1: The Presentation A call to action, aimed primarily at the decision-makers in my district, but applicable anywhere: Alternative Professional Learning, Part 2: Behind The…
Change and Resistance – Summing It Up
“Change is inevitable.” –Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British politician, statesman, and novelist. “Resistance is futile.” –The Borg (first contact stardate 42761, with U.S.S. Enterprise), cybernetic life-form intent on assimilating the technology of…
Talking the Talk
The concepts of self-differentiated leadership and of crucial conversations both have, at their core, the idea of harnessing one’s emotional responses and of looking through, over, and beyond the emotions…
Eating Elephants and Innovating Education
What’s the best way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I believe the same holds true for any large-scale goal, for any organization. Napkins and cutlery are…
Exerting My Influence
As the time to actually try and convince my colleagues to sign on to my innovation plan draws nearer, I have begun to examine the fundamentals of exactly what that plan is…
I Can Get Satisfaction
There are people who believe that creativity cannot be taught. To them, creativity is an “either you have it or you don’t” proposition–Carol Dweck (2016) would say that such people…