Comments on: Leadership Day 2008: Leading without Leaders http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/07/leadership-day-2008-leading-without-leaders/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:08:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Return to the Headless School | http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/07/leadership-day-2008-leading-without-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Return to the Headless School | Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:09:02 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-114 [...] events at my school have led me back to a piece that I wrote a couple of years ago in response to Scott McLeod’s annual call for posts about [...] [...] events at my school have led me back to a piece that I wrote a couple of years ago in response to Scott McLeod’s annual call for posts about [...]

]]> By: The Carnival of Education, #180 http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/07/leadership-day-2008-leading-without-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-35 The Carnival of Education, #180 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:05:52 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-35 [...] turnover? Maybe it’s time for the teachers to start leading from below! Check out what Scripted Spontaneity has to say about “Leading Without [...] [...] turnover? Maybe it’s time for the teachers to start leading from below! Check out what Scripted Spontaneity has to say about “Leading Without [...]

]]> By: Edna Lee http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/07/leadership-day-2008-leading-without-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Edna Lee Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:14:03 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-34 Well stated. We teachers need not be afraid to drive the ship, so to speak, if our school sites lack leadership. We are the constant in those students' lives at school. My school also changes administration frequently. Our current set of leaders adopted a very soft take on discipline this year, so teachers banded together and handled discipline ourselves. Once students realized that we now had a system of consequences in place for when they break the rules, they began to follow those rules regularly. They needed structure, and we gave it to them. As for technology, it is certainly difficult to get a program up and running with a revolving door of administrators. Teachers do need to set the vision themselves to see any positive progress in this area. We are in the infancy stage with this at my school, but I look forward to seeing our progress. Well stated. We teachers need not be afraid to drive the ship, so to speak, if our school sites lack leadership. We are the constant in those students’ lives at school. My school also changes administration frequently. Our current set of leaders adopted a very soft take on discipline this year, so teachers banded together and handled discipline ourselves. Once students realized that we now had a system of consequences in place for when they break the rules, they began to follow those rules regularly. They needed structure, and we gave it to them.

As for technology, it is certainly difficult to get a program up and running with a revolving door of administrators. Teachers do need to set the vision themselves to see any positive progress in this area. We are in the infancy stage with this at my school, but I look forward to seeing our progress.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/07/leadership-day-2008-leading-without-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Sophie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:57:33 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-33 This blog is a great inspiration because I am an elementary education major and we are taking a technology in the classroom course right now. It shows us different ways to integrate technology in the classroom for teachers and students. After this class I can really see the importance of using technology in the classroom and I find it very exciting that your school is trying to make things work even without the support of prominent leaders in your school. Throughout this class I have been thinking about how if my school system offered all of the newest technology that we learn about in class then life would be easy, but in reality they do not. This gives me hope that when I am in the school that I will be surrounded by strong individuals who really care about the children and the education they are receiving. This blog is a great inspiration because I am an elementary education major and we are taking a technology in the classroom course right now. It shows us different ways to integrate technology in the classroom for teachers and students. After this class I can really see the importance of using technology in the classroom and I find it very exciting that your school is trying to make things work even without the support of prominent leaders in your school. Throughout this class I have been thinking about how if my school system offered all of the newest technology that we learn about in class then life would be easy, but in reality they do not. This gives me hope that when I am in the school that I will be surrounded by strong individuals who really care about the children and the education they are receiving.

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