By Christian Talbot, President of MSA-CESS Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke quipped that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Two weeks ago, OpenAI released a technology that some…
“This present moment used to be the unimaginable future.” —Stewart Brand, Author and Co-Founder and President of The Long Now Foundation Whether you’re new to teaching or a veteran…
Breaking Down Michael B. Horn’s From Reopen to Reinvent, A Must Read for School Leaders Middle States President Christian Talbot in October conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A…
Imagine you are an athlete. You practice 700 times per year, but your coach only stops by practice once in that entire time. You would get feedback on substantially less…
Middle States Commissioners from around the globe gathered in Philadelphia over three days in November to review and discuss organizational business and to vote on accreditation and reaccreditation actions.
The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools voted at its biannual meeting this fall to accredit or reaccredit 169 schools and school systems in 21 states, as…
By Christian Talbot, President of MSA-CESS Recently my colleague Glen Mort and I met with two former heads of school, both now working for an agency that supports schools around…
By Christian Talbot, President of MSA-CESS One time, a school called me to help them reboot their strategic plan. They had a beautiful document with elegant langage. But the plan…
The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS) recently announced the appointment of Amy Wesley as a commissioner. Wesley is executive director of SABIS®, a global education…
By Christian Talbot, President of MSA-CESS Here’s how not to introduce a major initiative to your school community: Conceive a significant positive change, like shifting from everyone-privately-negotiates-their-contract with the Head…
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