This morning, I listened to one of my favorite songs: “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight” by R.E.M. which can be found HERE. But, turn it UP since it is "Automatic for the People." This song pertains to this post in a metaphorical way . . . and the meaning of the lyrics can be found HERE. You’ve seen it before. Kids sitting in study halls. Some productive. Others sleeping. Crusty eyes. Drool on the desks. Some with nothing to do. Others with homework overload, panicking t

As written for NAESP, Principal Magazine, May/June 2018 The Power of the Walkie-Talkie Principal: Why Setting Up a Global PLN Using Voxer® Can Ignite Your Leadership Life by Rick Jetter, Ph.D. & Rebecca Coda, NBCT Being a collaborative principal, assistant principal, dean of students, or any other building-based school leader years ago may have looked something like this: You had your in-district colleagues to bounce ideas off of, vent to when something was upsetting, or to p

As written for DisruptED, June 2018 . . . Last week, I spoke to a team of administrators who were asking me to carry out some staff development for their administrative retreat in Upstate NY this summer. I had a great time talking with them about their needs, but after we hung up on our conference call, I started to dig deep into what my beliefs are about what TRUE school reform and innovative education looks like: it needs to reformed from both the outside and the inside. A