Administrators

D r. Ken Hartman, Senior Fellow at Eduventures, talks about his recent report The Higher Education Highway: Heeding Your Warning Lights and the self-assessment he gives institutions of higher education to better evaluate their current status as viable schools. Dr. Hartman, along with nearly 900 participants, including some 250 global education companies, was in New York for the BMO Capital Markets 15th Annual Back to School Education Conference. Dr. Berger, in collaboration with MindRocket Media Group and edCircuit captured views from business leaders to investors taking a look behind the scenes of investment in education and technology.

Photo credit: Jinby Jeffrey S. SolochekLAND O’LAKES — Preparing to market his new magnet school to parents, Sanders Memorial Elementary principal Jason Petry highlighted four core principles.Students first … Learners have voice and choice … Positive relationships lead to positive outcomes … Failing forward. Read the rest of the story at the Tampa Bay Times.

Photo Credit: Max Klingensmithby Teresa WatanabeWhen Viviana Martin Del Campo walked into her sixth-period geometry class at Venice High School in March, she saw a group of boys huddled over a cellphone, laughing. The target of their attention turned out to be a sexually explicit photo of two classmates.Read the rest of the story at the L.A. Times.

Photo Credit: Chris Moncusby Kate N. GrossmanChicago has seen a double-digit increase in the percentage of kids graduating from high school. Skeptics say educators and kids are manipulating the numbers—but does that even matter?Read the rest of the story at The Atlantic.

Photo Credit:  www.leanforward.comby Keith KruegerDon’t forget these keys of mobile implementationsWhy are some mobile learning implementations successful while others struggle? It seems struggling districts are missing at least one of a handful of ingredients that successful districts have in common. When it comes to mobile learning success, leaving out just one key ingredient can ruin an otherwise perfect recipe.Read the rest of the story at eSchool News.

Joshua Starr has taken a position as the new chief of a professional educators’ associationBy Andrew MetcalfThe former superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools is set to become the next CEO of an international association of educators.Read the rest of the story at Bethesda Magazine.See edCircuit’s March 2015 interview with Joshua Starr here.

by Daniel Goleman

Richard Gerver, former educator and principal from England, shines a bright light on educational leadership and vision. I first met Richard after I had interviewed his mentor, Sir Ken Robinson, on Facebook. I was immediately surprised at his giving nature to someone he had yet to meet. We Skyped and shared email conversations about our visions for education.en.

Baruti Kafele, better known as Principal Kafele, communicates his experiences in educational leadership with great conviction. An award winning leader Principal Kafele has impacted all sectors and stakeholders in education through his public speaking, books and consulting. His latest book “The Principal 50” focuses on the critical questions needed to drive excellence in school leadership.