One Lesson of the Pandemic Delivered at AASA Conference Session: Listen to Your Stakeholders
As schools across the world recover from the past two pandemic years, administrators in Cajon Valley Schools in California are heeding the lessons of the pandemic. One lesson: Listen to stakeholders. After Cajon Valley shut down operations on March 13, 2020, it took Miyashiro’s team 14 days to realize they needed to find a way […]
[Video] Tammy Campbell Defines Courageous Leadership and Suggests Measures for Expressing It (3:15)
Tammy Campbell, CEO of The Scholar First in Seattle, Wash., and a former superintendent, discusses how district leaders have strategically woven equity throughout their schools’ policies and practices and central-office operations. (Video produced by Selah Oden)
[Video] Todd Ullah Wants to See Computer Science Taught in Every Elementary School (2:39)
Todd Ullah, executive director of the San Diego-based EDforTech Alliance, discusses the need for elementary schools to provide even the youngest students with skills to be logical thinkers, problem solvers, creators and collaborators. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by Michael Ellson)
[Video] Superintendent Julie Vitale on the Need to Support LGBTQ Students (3:34)
As superintendent in Oceanside, Calif., Julie Vitale tries to provide effective support to LGBTQ students in her schools. She talked about some ways following her AASA conference session on the topic. (Video produced by Logan Reid)
[Video] Mike Lubelfeld: Incorporating Student Voice Allows Their Interests to be Reflected in Offerings (2:21)
At AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education, Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Ill., talks about the critical need for student voice in our school systems. He says students are the primary stakeholders in a district and in their own educations. (Video produced by Selah Oden for Conference Daily […]
Preparing Minds for the Future Means Engaging Students First in Their Schools, a Three-Superintendent Panel Says
Now nearly a quarter of the way into this century, a panel of three experienced superintendents addressed how it might be possible to prepare school administrators, teachers, students and families for what is to come in the next 75 years of education. The best way to do this, according to panelists Kamela Patton, Shari Camhi […]
Letting Students Have a Say in School Policies and Practices Contributes to Heightened Engagement, Contend Panel of Superintendents
Three superintendent panelists talked about how student voice in school districts is almost invisible, yet it should be present everywhere. Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112, Highland Park, Ill., was the main panelist of the student voice session on Thursday morning at the AASA National Conference on Education. Lubelfeld is passionate about […]
‘The Fred (Rogers’) Method’ for Raising Creative Kids Addressed in Conference Panel
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” sang panel moderator Greg Behr to the audience at a Thought Leader session on Thursday. They answered back with the call-and-response chorus, “A beautiful day for a neighborhood.” Fred Rogers’ television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” brought a smiling, gentle friend to children who shared child-friendly information, songs and […]
Doug Reeves: Post-Pandemic Schooling Must Emphasize Experimentation, Collaboration Among Administrators and Teachers
Douglas Reeves wants superintendents to know that implementing change in schools does not come solely from inspirational messages, but through what he calls the “science fair approach.” Put the focus on collaboration and experimentation, Reeves said, and stray away from trying to get everyone on board with the latest fad. In his presentation, “Deep Change: […]
Women in Artful Leadership Addressed by a Veteran Trio in Conference Room of Eager Listeners
“Artful leadership builds on the innovative and creative talents of female leaders to challenge the status quo and open doors of opportunity for all students,” according to a joint statement issued at the AASA national conference Thursday by Carmella Franco, a retired superintendent, Maria Ott, a clinical professor at University of Southern California, and Ruth […]