Comments for Director's Corner http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc Professional Learning Dialogue Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on “Do one thing every day that scares you.” by Ray McNulty http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2012/01/06/do-one-thing-every-day-that-scares-you/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Ray McNulty Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:40:26 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=265#comment-721 If Steve Jobs only tried to improve on what we had in the music business, today we would just have a nicer "sony walkman".... the ipod would never have made it into society., he took a risk. If Steve Jobs only tried to improve on what we had in the music business, today we would just have a nicer “sony walkman”…. the ipod would never have made it into society., he took a risk.

]]> Comment on “Do one thing every day that scares you.” by MARY KIM SCHRECK http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2012/01/06/do-one-thing-every-day-that-scares-you/comment-page-1/#comment-676 MARY KIM SCHRECK Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:31:21 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=265#comment-676 Suzy: you might want to look into KAIZEN--a Japanese term for continuous improvement. It's one of the philosophical foundations of their corporations. The idea is to make one tiny improvement or change a day...since it is small, our emotional brain doesn't run or rebel as it does from the fear that most change brings. Most fears set off the fight or flight response....Kaizen keeps us in our thinking brain and makes change more possible and fruitful over time....also, just stumbled across your posts and enjoyed reading all of them! Good Stuff! Suzy: you might want to look into KAIZEN–a Japanese term for continuous improvement. It’s one of the philosophical foundations of their corporations. The idea is to make one tiny improvement or change a day…since it is small, our emotional brain doesn’t run or rebel as it does from the fear that most change brings. Most fears set off the fight or flight response….Kaizen keeps us in our thinking brain and makes change more possible and fruitful over time….also, just stumbled across your posts and enjoyed reading all of them! Good Stuff!

]]> Comment on VisionaryLeadership: A “Full-Contact Sport” by Kelsey Baker http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2010/03/21/visionaryleadership-a-full-contact-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Kelsey Baker Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:56:42 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=98#comment-261 Congratulations to you Suzanne. What a great accomplishment, and I am sure you will have many more! Congratulations to you Suzanne. What a great accomplishment, and I am sure you will have many more!

]]> Comment on VisionaryLeadership: A “Full-Contact Sport” by Daz http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2010/03/21/visionaryleadership-a-full-contact-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Daz Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:35:45 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=98#comment-259 Well done Suzanne, what a fantastic achievement Well done Suzanne, what a fantastic achievement

]]> Comment on “College and Career Ready” the latest BUZZ by Doug Miller http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2010/10/29/%e2%80%9ccollege-and-career-ready%e2%80%9d-the-latest-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Doug Miller Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:55:57 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=201#comment-246 <strong>Well said.  You can really write! Hugs Doug </strong> Well said.  You can really write!

Hugs
Doug

]]> Comment on Content Literacy: Transitioning to the Common Core Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas by “College and Career Ready” the latest BUZZ - Director's Corner - Missouri State University http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2010/09/30/content-literacy-transitioning-to-the-common-core-standards-for-literacy-in-the-content-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-51 “College and Career Ready” the latest BUZZ - Director's Corner - Missouri State University Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:38:26 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=189#comment-51 [...] the content areas that Missouri has adopted contain literacy standards for the content areas (see Sept 30 blog post Content Literacy: Transitioning to the Common Core Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas), [...] [...] the content areas that Missouri has adopted contain literacy standards for the content areas (see Sept 30 blog post Content Literacy: Transitioning to the Common Core Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas), [...]

]]> Comment on SAM: Moving Instructional Leadership Out of the Shadows by website reviews http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/09/14/sam-moving-instructional-leadership-out-of-the-shadows/comment-page-1/#comment-31 website reviews Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:22:08 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=56#comment-31 Great Kudos to those districts that have taken the step to organize and provide a structure to use a powerful instructional resource…the prinicpal Great
Kudos to those districts that have taken the step to organize and provide a structure to use a powerful instructional resource…the prinicpal

]]> Comment on SAM: Moving Instructional Leadership Out of the Shadows by talkpc http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/09/14/sam-moving-instructional-leadership-out-of-the-shadows/comment-page-1/#comment-30 talkpc Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:21:32 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=56#comment-30 Well The SAM concept allows for the evidence around the influence of the school leader on the level of achievement of the students to frame a leaders practice. Well
The SAM concept allows for the evidence around the influence of the school leader on the level of achievement of the students to frame a leaders practice.

]]> Comment on Drop-Out Prevention: A Call To Action by talkpc http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/11/19/87/comment-page-1/#comment-29 talkpc Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:20:54 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=87#comment-29 Well While looking at the visible indicator gives us a sense of urgency, our focus must remain on providing high quality engaging instruction that functions within larger systems of excellence. Only when we stop treating the “high cholesterol” and start dealing with the “diet and exercise” will we truly begin to impact the student’s desire to be persistent to graduation. Well
While looking at the visible indicator gives us a sense of urgency, our focus must remain on providing high quality engaging instruction that functions within larger systems of excellence. Only when we stop treating the “high cholesterol” and start dealing with the “diet and exercise” will we truly begin to impact the student’s desire to be persistent to graduation.

]]> Comment on Drop-Out Prevention: A Call To Action by website info http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/11/19/87/comment-page-1/#comment-28 website info Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:19:46 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=87#comment-28 Great if you haven’t seen the movie “Precious” yet, it’s a great insight into many of the problems children face in their homes, their neighborhoods, and from friends. If only we could educate them more. But oh gosh what a tough one to cover. Just my 2 cents. Great
if you haven’t seen the movie “Precious” yet, it’s a great insight into many of the problems children face in their homes, their neighborhoods, and from friends.

If only we could educate them more. But oh gosh what a tough one to cover. Just my 2 cents.

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