I have a paper due Tuesday on the importance of school culture, climate, and morale. I feel strongly that morale is the root of culture and climate. My schools morale completely changed when a new administrator was hired. My first six years of teaching were consumed with positive school morale and in one swift change the schools postive morale was picked apart by new administration until none was left. I feel though that in my classroom, as the leader, I had to keep up my morale to be successful… Continue

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The school I was at before becoming superintendent had a one to one laptop initiative and I would like to do start it here, however with the budget cuts we will be experiencing I doubt if I can for a couple of years. I was just wondering if any administrators had any ideas for grants or other ways to fund this so we can start it in Pleasanton? I personally thought it was great and our staff really did a good job with the utilization of the technology and being in a small rural community I'm afra… Continue

How We Learn
10% of what we READ
20% of what we HEAR
30% of what we SEE
50% of what we SEE and HEAR
70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS
80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY
95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE
~William Glasser

Remember the lectures in college when the teacher just spoke and you were expected to listen and take notes? Well according to Glasser you might remember 20% of what the professor said. If you had a professor that showed notes, images, tables or graphs, you might rememb… Continue