Cain's Corner

Adaptability Yesterday, I finished reading David Guerin's "Future Driven" . Tremendous book! Enjoyed how Guerin breaks down the need for our schools to evolve and the insights he provides regarding how his school has taken steps to move forward. We cannot wait on the system to change. We are the system! We are the change we need! It's up to us to promote diversity, creativity, ideation, critical thinking, problem solving, and responsiveness. It's our responsibility to be the change!  With all the reading I've done around redesigning schools and transforming learning, I've sat with what is my role as a leader in making this happen? As I took in "Future Driven" the one word that jumped off the pages for me was ADAPTABILITY.  Inflexibility is failing our schools. Rigidity of the mind is the seed of destruction. Just ask Blockbuster, who stuck with their in store movie rental model and passed multiple times on purchasing Netflix. How d...

"The joy is in creating, not maintaining." -Vince Lombardi This morning I finished reading "The Wild Card" by Hope & Wade King. Great book, one I highly recommend to both teachers and administrators. Much of the reading I've done recently has centered on transforming learning and redesigning schools. "Learning Transformed" from Thomas Murray & Eric Sheninger, "Different Schools For A Different World" by Scott McLeod & Dean Shareski & "The Innovator's Mindset" from George Couros all speak to the necessary shift our schools and districts must make in order to compete in a global economy and the rapidly changing landscape created by technological revolution. Take a look at the predicted job skill demands and changes in skill demand and composition needed in 2020. These demands will only continue to evolve. Schools must evolve to meet these needs to prepare all of our students for their future. Where th...