Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.

Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.

Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.

Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.

It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.

Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.

Implementation of technological change must involve critics as well as advocates.