Many use the term but it is often confused with just being responsible online. If it is just responsible and ethical use online, then how do we cultivate digital leadership where students are using digital means to help and assist their community at large? I was privy to many wonderful conversations this past weekend at a digital citizenship conference at Microsoft Headquarters in Los Angeles, California. As I listened …

As I think about the last 10 years in schools and the movement of helping kids through conflict, I recall what works and what does not. Here are some of my observations. 1. If you think back as to how you were taught to take care of a bully….well, times have changed. The bullying is ongoing, it is frequent, and can be carried forward online at all hours and times …

I was speaking at a conference recently on girls’ development.  I had been asked to talk about what will make girls most successful in the future.  Because the conference organizers knew that I have done a great deal of gender work in corporations, they asked me to talk about “girls and maturity,” and “how girls can succeed in the future as leaders.” During my lecture I told a story about …

Julia Lythcott-Haims is the author of ” How To Raise An Adult:Break Free of the Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid For Success”. When her book came out I scooped up a copy as soon as I could. As an educator, the title in itself makes you jump for joy. After spending the last 12 of my 20 years in education in an administrative role at the elementary and …

Last night as I watched Michael Phelps and his relay team bring home his last gold, it was awesome to see the energy and camaraderie of the team, and the joking of the younger swimmers try to con him to stay on for 4 more years. His medal count is unmatched. His status, unheralded. As I watched, it got me thinking about what got these athletes here and how “normal” …

“What rights of privacy should my teen have, and what rights are not his or her rights at all? “What are the apps that predators most likely use?” There is so much for parents, administrators, and teachers to manage with social media–its’ platform, the effects, and the daily battle of knowing what is and is not appropriate.  From both the parent’s and administrator’s viewpoint and experience, I can say most …

Commas. Periods. Semicolons. I never know when to use them. I love to write, so that makes, it, hard, to know, when, to, use, them. I had never thought punctuation had another meaning. It was simply a way to express yourself. It puts pizazz in something! It ends a sentence. It makes lists: It makes you question things? Until Easter. We ventured to a new church for Easter. Not because …

In thirty years of working with children, I have never been more worried than I am right now for our sons.  As a father of daughters, I feel very grateful for the thousands of programs nationwide that focus on girls’ development, including our own Gurian Institute offerings.   My two daughters, now adults, have access to multiple options for women, and multiple programs for women’s health. This a wonderful thing and …

Enchantment. What does that word mean to you? Do you even remember the last time you were “enchanted?” It has been awhile for me…or so I thought. Last week I was lucky enough to spend the day with two of my favorite authors, Rob Bell and Elizabeth Gilbert, at a writer’s workshop in Hollywood that I had zero expectations for. I just knew I wanted to hear what they had …