Educational leaders can use blogs to network with other educational leaders. In the text by Dana, she mentions that principals do not have time or opportunities to communicate with other principals who share their same responsiblities and concerns. (p.12) Using blogs to post these concerns and questions to a network of other professionals can help remedy this problem. Also, blogs can be used to communicate with teachers and other staff members on campus. The principal may post a journal entry or question on the blog and staff members can then gain insight into what the principal is thinking or give suggestions to the question that has been posed. This can cut down on meetings and allow for discussions to occur which can be more useful.
Educational leaders may read the blogs of other educational experts to help develop their skills as educational leaders. These blogs can serve as a type of ongoing professional development that can be accessed at a time that is convenient for the educational leader. Also, the wide variety of subjects that are addressed in the blogs will allow educational leaders to be exposed to a vast wealth of knowledge that they may not receive in district or campus professional developments.
Bibliography
Dana, N.F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge: the principal as action researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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Great thinking! Blogs can help get your thoughts and ideas out to more than just one person at a time.
ReplyDeleteIf a principal has an extra 5 minutes I think it would be more beneficial for them to make a blog post that will reach an unlimited number of readers rather than make a phone call to one person that could result in a subject that is off topic!