My leadership journey has led me to tap into a part of my life that came natural to me. There was a time I didn’t know where my education was leading me to, but trusting in my faith, my own intuition, and my gut feeling, which I call passion, helped me find my voice and my place in the world. As an educator, I believe it is our responsibility to provide students the tools to demonstrate learning through creation so they can compete in a global society. If we are to do this, then principals must be able to consistently identify, foster, support, and promote 21st century pedagogy. With the acceleration of technology, students today live and learn in a digital world of global networks. School leaders are responsible for promoting a positive school
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There is research in neuroscience that allows us to look at a persons’ brain waves and target specific neurological points. I was fascinated with the TED video of Aditi Shankerdass, “a Second Opinion on Learning Disorders”. She shared how technology has made it possible to detect parts of the brain that are not functioning properly. In addition, with the new generation of scanning tools, for the first time she says we can actually see individual inter-neural fibers and see them processing and signaling in real time, and we can also understand the data. This is an exciting time in history. I look forward to seeing education transpire into a learning environment where everything is possible for all students. With the acceleration of technology, students today need to be ready to live and learn in a digital world of global networks. Communities need to take responsibility in seeing the educational leaders are promoting a positive school culture and ensuring that teachers are up to date with the most current and effective instructional methods. Developing education is essential, adding more humanities and expanding the Arts is the missing piece that could help students succeed in life.
References
Anderson, M. 2014. Child and Development Emerging Professionals. Piece In Schools: Social- Emotional Learning. Retrieved at: The Missing Piece in Schools: Social-Emotional Learning. Retrieved at: http://educ30143spring2014.edublogs.org/2014/04/29/the- missing-piece-in-schools-social-emotional-learning/
Brackett and Rivers. Education Week. (2014). Retrieved at:
There is research in neuroscience that allows us to look at a persons’ brain waves and target specific neurological points. I was fascinated with the TED video of Aditi Shankerdass, “a Second Opinion on Learning Disorders”. She shared how technology has made it possible to detect parts of the brain that are not functioning properly. In addition, with the new generation of scanning tools, for the first time she says we can actually see individual inter-neural fibers and see them processing and signaling in real time, and we can also understand the data. This is an exciting time in history. I look forward to seeing education transpire into a learning environment where everything is possible for all students. With the acceleration of technology, students today need to be ready to live and learn in a digital world of global networks. Communities need to take responsibility in seeing the educational leaders are promoting a positive school culture and ensuring that teachers are up to date with the most current and effective instructional methods. Developing education is essential, adding more humanities and expanding the Arts is the missing piece that could help students succeed in life.
References
Anderson, M. 2014. Child and Development Emerging Professionals. Piece In Schools: Social- Emotional Learning. Retrieved at: The Missing Piece in Schools: Social-Emotional Learning. Retrieved at: http://educ30143spring2014.edublogs.org/2014/04/29/the- missing-piece-in-schools-social-emotional-learning/
Brackett and Rivers. Education Week. (2014). Retrieved at: