I am able to express my ideas energetically not only because it is my natural compunction, but also because I work in a union environment that protects my ability to voice my thoughts in my professional community. Continue reading
Community and Schools
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The Vancouver School Board (VSB) established its Continuing Education program in 1907 to offer affordable community based learning opportunities. Continue reading
Revising and Benchmarking a Mission Statement
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A variety of problems with this school’s mission statement can be eliminated simply by editing for brevity and clarity of expression alone, but I took the process of evaluating and improving this mission statement further by ensuring that it has components required for benchmarking as set out by Goldring and Berends in Leading with Data (2009). Continue reading
Questioning the Target: A Critique of a Research on AE
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Content Analysis of Focus Group Data by Jeff Zacharakis, Marie Steichen, and Gabriela Diaz de Sabates Continue reading
Demonstrating Leadership for Learning
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How have you demonstrated leadership for learning in your own role and practice? Continue reading
Reflections on the Ideal
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When working on the 501/510 combined assignment, my positions were not substantially different from those of the group because our learning processes for the assignment occurred simultaneously and developed symbiotically. Continue reading
Reflections on the Context of Leadership
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The study of leadership is theoretical. In approaching leadership tangibly, I can look within myself and take thoughtful and honest inventory of my strengths and weaknesses. Continue reading
From Master to Jack: My Journey So Far
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In the two weeks before I started my Masters of Educational Administration and Management at Royal Roads University, I was filled with anticipation. Who would I meet? What would I learn? Would this experience be able to live up to my expectations? What will I do if I am disappointed? I am happy to report that the last question never needed an answer. Continue reading
Painting a Mountain
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Mount Baker is a two hour drive from where my grandmother lives and on fair days its snowy peaks can be seen standing proudly on the horizon. My grandmother, who is notoriously difficult to please, never fails to admire this view. Continue reading