Leadership and Technology

When I was first starting out as a new educator, I labored over my "Philosophy of Education" statement. It was first assigned to me as coursework, I'm sure. Later, I massaged it into my professional portfolio. Ultimately, I worried over it in the (many) applications I would submit before landing my first teaching job. Despite all of the energy and time I spent with that statement of teaching philosophy, I don't remember much of what it said – no doubt because it was too long and replete with the platitudes of a new teacher fresh out of college, and the buzz words of the day. Now, after ten years of teaching immersion, I have less to say about my philosophy of education, or at least I can summarize it in fewer words – one, actually. I've rebranded my philosophy of education as my purpose, my 'why' in Simon Sinek's model of organizational leadership. The purpose at the center of the work I do as an educator and leader is to cultivate dignity in my stu...