Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Administrator blogs or podcasts?

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I’m on a search for administrator blogs and/or podcasts, particularly those that are using such tools to communicate about school / district issues to their communities.

Anyone know of any principals, superintendents, or central office administrators who are doing this (other than the phenomenal work being done at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School (OR) by Tim Lauer and his staff)?

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