Latest articles by Eric Sheninger
From the Principal's Office: Control or Ownership
The failed legacy of NCLB should provide a stark reminder that pummeling students with standardized tests will not achieve the desired outcome.
From the Principal's Office: Devices Need to Support Learning
When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary.
From the Principal's Office: Communicating in the Information Age
Here are a few tips and ideas that have worked well for NMHS over the years:
Why Digital Leadership? #digilead
Their voices and stories will help guide any educator looking to initiate meaningful change in the digital age.
From the Principal's Office: Daily Inspiration is the Norm
Mr. Devereaux's AP Biology class used the apps iMotion HD and Stop Motion Studio to create stop-motion videos showing the process of meiosis
From the Principal's Office: The People and Moments That Define Us
What I lacked was education on how all aspects of technology could be used to enhance learning.
Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Opportunity
Chapter 11 will introduce readers to Robert Dillon and the work that he has done to forge strategic partnerships with an array of stakeholders to provide learning opportunities for his students.
Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Rethinking Learning Spaces and Environments
Digital leadership drives school leaders to look past traditional constructs and incorporate trends embraced by Fortune 500 companies to transform learning spaces and environments.
Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Student Engagement and Learning
For many students, school does not reflect real life. This results in various levels of disengagement during the teaching and learning process.
From the Principal's Office: World of Difference
Over the years I have longed to create a position that would serve a multi-faceted role of librarian, media specialist, and educational technologist.
Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Professional Growth
Using the work of Lyn Hilt as a model, Chapter 8 will provide leaders with the knowledge and tools to create their own Personal Learning Network (PLN).
From the Principal's Office: Pillars of Digital Leadership Series - Public Relations
More often than not, when someone else tells your story, nine out of ten times, it is one that you don’t want told.
From the Principal's Office: BYOD and the Paperless Classroom
At New Milford High School teachers are adapting their professional practice as we continue to evolve into a Bring Your Own Device school where student-owned technology integrated effectively.
From the Principal's Office: Pillars of Digital Leadership Series – Communication
This post is the first in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times.
From the Principal's Office: Leading in the Digital Age
The entire book looks at leadership through the lens of practitioners in the digital age.
From the Principal's Office: The Secrets to Creating a Positive School Culture
In my mind, the more I could control the environment that my students were a part of the better the results.
From the Principal's Office: Your Voice Matters So Use It
How can we idly stand by as many initiatives and mandates are put into motion that counter research and what we as educators know is best for our learners?
From the Principal's Office: Android Apps Anyone?
I have become so reliant on Apple devices that I never saw or anticipated the need to learn anything about Android apps since I could never see myself making the switch.
Testing For What?
For many misguided and misinformed reasons, politicians think that the education system in the United States is not up to par.
From the Principal's Office: People Make the Difference
It is only when we push ourselves outside of our knowledge comfort zones that we can truly be the catalysts for change that our schools, districts, and communities desperately need.
From the Principal's Office: Sensible Learning
Social Media is bad and has no place in education.
