Trying to create a sense of urgency almost always backfires. I lead software teams. Part of the territory is people (CEOs, stakeholders, customers) wishing we could go faster.

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There are no bells at Salt Lake City’s Innovations Early College High School, and no traditional “classes.” Students show up when they like, putting in six and a half hours at school between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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One of the key transformational coaching tools is the concept I’ve termed, “Mind the Gap.” This idea (which I didn’t create) suggests that in order to effectively do something, we need knowledge, skills, capacity, emotional intelligence, and will.

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Across diverse districts I have asked teachers how they like to learn and what they want out of their professional learning opportunities. Over and over I hear the same kinds of responses and wishes for how they could learn.

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You have completed the training needs analysis. You have documented the results and confirmed with the business unit manager that training is indeed warranted, because you have confirmed a lack of needed skills and knowledge.

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If the growth of blended learning is inevitable, does leadership matter? That’s a question I sometimes get after I give a speech about disruptive innovation and the advance of blended learning.

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Hiring in today’s tech-driven schools requires a careful resculpting.

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We have elementary education all wrong. It is time to ease up on our kids, an expert tells Salon If you are hoping to raise a child who always shares, who follows all the rules, and doesn’t act angry once in a while, you will want to skip the books by Heather Shumaker.

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