From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Why do we teach?

by Antonio on November 25, 2007

A great post on Ed LeaderWeb pondering the question “Why do we teach?” and one that I find timely given a conversation I had with a long time friend and colleague. We started our first year as teachers in 1996 at the same school and in a visit this afternoon, we pondered this very question. [...]

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Reflections on Thanksgiving.

by Antonio on November 22, 2007

Found this online. May this Thanksgiving bring you joy and blessings.
Appreciate Even Small Things
People who are thankful for each day of life and for nature’s blessings can also feel happiness in little things.
For example, they are thankful for the morning greetings they exchange with family members. They are thankful for their husbands going to work [...]

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21st Century CIOs for 21st Century Schools

by Antonio on November 16, 2007

The technology landscape keeps changing and anyone working in schools over the past several years can tell you that. When I was hired as the CIO at my current school in 2002, using terms like podcasting, blogging and wikis were words very few faculty members would have recognized. Six years later, many of Worcester Academy’s [...]

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Harvard University Institute

by Antonio on November 13, 2007

I am attending the Independent School Leader Institute at Harvard University this week. The line up includes Steve Seidel, Howard Gardner, Pat Bassett and Patricia Graham among other notable education researchers in the field. Today the agenda included looking at the skill sets needed to be successful in a 21st century economy. The latest on [...]

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