My BAD

I'm a pretty easy going guy who typically doesn't sweat the small stuff, but on this day I did.

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Brian Kulak is the Chief Academic Officer of a K-12 district in NJ. Before that, he taught high school English and journalism for 15 years. He is the founder of leveluplead.com, a teaching and leadership blog and was a featured speaker at NCTE/CEL and ECET2NJPA, and has written for Edutopia and Educational Viewpoints.

I was a superintendent elected to lead. I considered my election a mandate and chose not to listen to those who didn't vote for me. This was one of the biggest mistakes I've made in my career.

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Jay Eitner is the 2015 Educators Choice National Superintendent of the Year, believing in hiring the best getting people what they need, and getting out of the way. He is an author, speaker, and educational gamer.

The conflict with my colleague spun out of control because I was more focused on making my point than hearing what she had experienced.

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Rich Czyz is author of The Four O’Clock Faculty: A ROGUE Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development and Co-Founder of the Four O’Clock Faculty Blog. He is an Elementary Principal in New Jersey and is passionate about engaging all stakeholders in meaningful and relevant learning opportunities.

I may have profoundly changed a student's life, but not for the better. I believe I was overly punitive.

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Joshua Stamper is an assistant principal at Renner Middle School in Plano, TX and I have been an administrator for 5 years and in education for 13. I am the host of the podcast, “Aspire: The leadership Development podcast” and contributor to the Passion Project blog.

I was so focused on trying to prove myself that I didn't see how I was impacting how my peers and administrators perceived my actions.

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Andrea Stringer is a professional learning coach, who believes that an educator's professional learning should be personalised and empowering. Her active involvement on social media and the TeachMeet movement has provided her with the opportunity to connect with local and international professional

I gave up doing what I loved to chase success on other people's terms. Finally, I realized that I needed to pursue what I am meant to do.

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Robyn Jackson is the CEO of Mindsteps Inc. a professional development firm for k12 Educators. She's the author of 10 books and the host of the podcast School Leadership Reimagined.

I was a new teacher, a young teacher, and new to the school when I made a comment that changed everything.

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Andrew Sharos is the Assitant Principal at West Leyden near Chicago. He is the author of All 4s and 5s, Amazon's #1 selling book in gifted education. The book outlines strategies for teaching and leading Advanced Placement and is told through student narratives.

We often talk about the importance of getting buy-in on school programs and projects. I didn't get that memo.

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Derek Rhodenizer, Academic Director of Westoboro Academy in Ottawa. Derek runs the "beyond the Staffroom" podcast on a variety of schows found on Voiced Radio. He is a specialist in exceptionalities, who sees exploration of technology as a means to both engage students and accomplish learning objectives.

I've been on the other side of teacher evaluations, but I found myself doing the very things I detested when I became an instructional technology coach.

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Mason Mason is an educator in Dallas, TX. He works as an Education Technology National Instructor at EdTechTeacher, and he is currently pursuing his doctorate in education at Southern Methodist University.

I discovered that unresolved issues can have, and explosive impact if left to fester.

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Mark French is a 36-year educator with 21 years as an elementary school principal. He serves as past president of the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association and loves being connected to become a better principal.