School administrators get much of their knowledge and skills in the course of their learning. Nevertheless, most people make the mistake of assuming that once they come to the end of their educational courses, the learning stops. On the contrary, school administrators should learn as much as the students who’ve been placed under their supervision and care and probably much more. It is the mark of success in their career.
One of the best ways to continue the learning process is regularly visiting informative websites. Apart from getting an opportunity to keep in touch with other professionals in similar and related fields, you will be able to build to a great network and a resourceful knowledge base. While there is a large collection of websites, blogs, books and journals, here are five great websites for school administrators that will prove a great resource for furthering your career.
1. Education World
To give credit where it is due, Education World’s claim as the ‘the educator’s best friend’ is true. The sheer amount of content available on the website is enough to convince anyone that it is just the right place for all professionals in the education industry. Apart from providing educationists with the latest news, they also make available educational tools such as plans for lessons, articles, leading games as well as reviews for student software. In addition, the website is a great platform for school administrators to share their ideas and experiences through a section named ‘How I Handled …’
2. The Innovative Educator
For Lisa Nielson, school life was uninspiring and irrelevant and she constantly found herself in great disappointment. To help change the situation, she became a public school educator. For her efforts, she has won several awards including the Making IT Happen Award by International Society of Technology Educator as well as Teacher of the Year.
One of the features that saw the Innovative Educator to this list is the innovative ideas shared on it with the aim of preparing students for success after school life. In that respect, Lisa writes extensively on various ways in which social media can be integrated into the learning process. Additionally, she provides a platform for students and school administrators to freely voice their concerns and discuss issues affecting them.
3. The American Association of School Administrators
The website is popular with most of the school administrators whose work involves managing elementary schools. Since it has been around for more than a century and a half, the American Association of School Administrators is one of the oldest organizations taking care of issues affecting education in the public sector. It is a firm and active advocate for high quality education for the American public school student. With more than 13,000 leaders in the education sector constituting the organization, AASA is a great platform for provision of information concerning upcoming events and opportunities for furthering of education, among many other benefits.
4. SchneiderB
In this era of technology, success is determined by how well you use the available tools to maximize your gains. Brendan Shneider is sure to help you do just that. His website, SchneiderB, is an invaluable resource for learning how best to market your school.
Based at Sewickley Academy, Brendan’s main focus is inbound marketing, branding and the use of social media for schools. Through his website, he shares his experience as a school administrator in utilization of social media and online branding for schools. Each week, there are two or three posts waiting for anyone willing to benefit from his experience and extensive knowledge in school administration.
5. A Principal’s Reflections
Based on the principle: ‘education is a reflective practice,’ this website is one of the most resourceful places to find advice and expert opinion on leadership in the education industry. It also offers insight on the best ways of integrating technology in the education system and improving the learning process by creating a culture centered on students by providing well written and researched content that serves as a great inspiration for school administrators. For the effort, A Principal’s Reflections has become one of the most celebrated websites in the field of school administration. Some of the awards it has bagged include EDTECH Leadership Award and Best School Administrator Blog.
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Conclusion
Of course, this can never be an exhaustive list. Highlighted here are just some of the excellent platforms for gaining extra knowledge, skills and experience in running a school. According to Forbes, effective leadership is one of the most important elements in conducting of business in schools. There are many great websites for school administrators offering different ways of improving not only the welfare of students, teachers and other members of staff in your school but also a superb platforms for exchange of ideas that will prove to play a big part in the growth of your career. All you need is to pay them a visit.
