Back to School

I am back on campus at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania completing my second summer of courses working towards my doctorate in Educational Leadership.  Although it is going to be a busy summer, I am very excited to get back on campus and participate in some face to face learning after working through on-line courses for the past two semesters. 

This summer, I will be taking three courses including School Community Relations, Curriculum in a Global Society and Managing and Leading Change.  My other main goal while I am on campus is to get final approval for my dissertation topic and find a chair for my committee. 
At this point, I am planning on looking at the effectiveness of professional development programs in international schools and am hoping to get support from the Faculty so that I can earnestly begin writing up my introduction and literature review sections.

As always, the summer is a time for rejuvenation and I know that I left my courses last summer energized and ready for a great year.  Thankfully, there is a great group of educators each year on campus, and I always enjoy the opportunity to discuss and analyze our practices.  I am sure that the collaborative nature of the courses here at Lehigh will once again push me to examine my own work and help me to become a more effective principal next year at ACS!

Back to School!

The office is closed and the plane heads out tomorrow morning.  I am looking forward to a short break back at the cottage before heading off to start my doctorate degree at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.  I have been thinking about returning to school for the past couple years and finally decided that there is no time like the present.  I am really excited to have some intense professional conversations about educational leadership with fellow international school administrators, and am keen to apply my studies when I return to Abu Dhabi in August.  Although it is going to be a long journey, I am excited about the ride!  Wish me luck.