Theschoolhouse302 #onethingseries Leadership Podcast

The Information Age and Principal Leadership We live in a time that has been deemed the “information age.” Some argue that in the 21st Century we can be exposed to more information in one week than those who lived in the 17th Century would be exposed to in their entire lives. In many ways that makes our mere existence more challenging as we look to lead our schools effectively. We need discrete skills that enable us to process and filter an abundance of information. Knowing how to discern and weed through all of the channels in order to make sound decisions is a marquee skill of any effective principal. That skill needs to be coupled with another critical and complementary skill, which is knowing how to apply that knowledge in actionable and strategic ways. Who is John Dewey and How Did He Impact the World? Effective principal leaders know how to synthesize information and apply it to the unique needs of their schools. This is what brought us back to the work of John Dewey this month. We wanted to study