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Wednesday Feb 19, 2014
Wednesday Feb 19, 2014
This is part 2 of my discussion with Dr. McCammon. 
Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
This is our 10th episode!!! Yay!!!
Monday Feb 03, 2014
Monday Feb 03, 2014
Dr. Larry Cuban has been in education for over 5 decades! He
earned his PhD at Stanford and is an Emeritus Professor in Stanford’s Graduate
School of Education.
He is the author of
many books a few of which are: As Good as
it Gets: What School Reform Brought to Austin (2010), Hugging the Middle: How Teachers Teach in an Era of Testing and Accountability
(2008), The Blackboard and the Bottom
Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses (2007), Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform (with
David Tyack, 1997), Teachers and Machine:
The Classroom Use of Technology Since 1920 (1986).
This interview took place on the campus of the University of
Georgia this past fall. Dr. Cuban had just completed a key note presentation
with an audience of Georgia educators and Graduate students from the University
of Georgia.
Listen to him explain that what is the weakest link in
school reform is the implementation.
He uses the metaphor of the hurricane to compare the
political talk about school reform being like the swirling, turbulent winds at
the surface during the hurricane and the calm at the bottom of the ocean being
the implementation in the actual classroom.
He is very personable and I enjoyed our talk!
Take time to follow up with him on his blog. Check out his
books, they are excellent!
12:40
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
Thursday Jan 23, 2014
Dr. Mark
Wilson is the founder of Education Leadership Group and an assistant professor
at Kennesaw State University. He is the 2008 GASSP Principal of the Year for
Georgia and the 2009 NASSP/Metlife National Principal of the Year. A former
high school principal, Mark now spends his time presenting, holding workshops
and coaching principals. Mark comments, “I have been a teacher for over 27 years.”
He sees what he has always done and is currently doing as that of a teacher.
Whether working with kids, teachers, or principals, Mark says that he is an
“encourager and supporter”. Dr. Wilson has lived by the mantra, “If you help
the people around you get what they need then everything you want will come
your way.”
Mark is an
amazing educator and his positive outlook on the world is intoxicating! He is
creative and incredibly knowledgeable of leadership, instructional strategies,
and the political arena. His classes and workshops are always engaging as he
gets the participants not just talking with him but each other! He is focused
on helping school leaders develop the skills, attitudes, and habits necessary
to make a difference in their schools and kids' lives!
An avid
reader, Mark can often be caught talking books with his colleagues and
students. One of his favorite writers is Daniel Pink. He says that he probably
sounds like he is part of Dan’s marketing team, but he highly recommends
educators read Drive and To Sell is Human.
When you
listen to Mark you will hear his enthusiasm for helping people. Look for the
segment where I ask him for one piece of advice for a new school leader…His
answer… Listen.
You can find
Dr. Wilson at:
Twitter:
@MarkWilsonGA
Scoop.it:
@Mark Wilson
Also, you
can contact him at Mark.Wilson.ga@gmail.com
Length-37:34
minutes
Tuesday Jan 14, 2014
Tuesday Jan 14, 2014
Thinking Maps is a national organization based out
of North Carolina that focuses on equipping children “with the tools necessary to become successful thinkers, problem solvers,
decision makers, and ultimately, lifelong learners.”
Dr. Joe Hutcheson is the
representative for Thinking Maps for the State of Georgia. He is a former
teacher, assistant principal and principal at middle and high school levels.
Joe is a dynamic speaker. His success in schools has made him an excellent rep
for Thinking Maps. He actually used Thinking Maps in two different schools as
well as in his personal life. According to Joe, “The power of Thinking Maps is
that it helps children learn how to organize their thoughts.” He notes that “the
maps are not worksheets, graphic organizers, or just a model where the child
fills in the blank.” Look for him talking about Google Dad and
Google Mom…I’ll bet it makes you go…I think that’s me! Joe is engaging and fun
to talk to! Enjoy!
You can contact him at jhutcheson@thinkingmaps.com and
at (706) 818-5632 or go to www.thinkingmaps.com to learn more.
Length 29:45 minutes