Welcome to The Launching Pad
Volume 3, No. 1
Winter/Spring, 2009 Exclusively online at
www.EducationHall.com
Online contents:
Editor's Note: These articles
print best when using 1/2" margins on all sides
Commander's Corner
Pete Hall
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall welcomes us to an issue
devoted to the
art of school leadership
Ticking Clocks and Culture Shock: A first-year principal's saga
Eric Johnson
We begin our look at the leadership of the principal by investigating
what Mr. Johnson
experiences during his first year at the helm
On
Leadership in Schools
Pete Hall
There are 101 ways to skin a cat, and at least that many ways to lead a
school. Mr. Hall
pursues a few definitions of leadership in today's schools
Bring on the Whole Child! A conversation with Deirdra Grode
Editorial staff
We meet an outstanding young educator with a penchant for community
service and a
bright future as an education advocate
Book Review: Discipline with Dignity, 3rd edition
Editorial staff
The strongest professional learning communities, the most rigorous
standards, and the
most stimulating lessons all fall short if the students aren't well
managed - will this book
help us unlock some of the secrets to handling classroom discipline
issues?
On
Common Sense
Derek Cordell
Our esteemed and humorous columnist helps us to plot a course towards
college
Tailored Training for Districts, Schools
EducationHall
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