A Shifting Platform

Those who follow my blogs might have noticed that I have been somewhat behind in articles and podcasts (particularly the latter).  I have been neglectful of my digital world because of a whirlwind of activity in the corporeal one.

Without going into too much detail, in the past month I have been asked to leave my position as Assistant Principal of Mater Dei High School to become the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Orange.  The suddenness of this possibility, decision, announcement, and transition has been staggering.  Leaving Mater Dei after 28 years in only a few weeks time is frightening and heartbreaking.  However, I am excited about new opportunities and challenges in my new position.

What this will mean to my digital life is unclear.  I intend to keep up the Shifting Platforms blog, and I hope to get back to providing podcasts and screencasts on To Tech as Jesus Did before long.  I hope to continue building my network of other school leaders on Twitter, and, let’s face it, I’ve never been good with Facebook, so no change there.

Though I will be dealing with  a broader range of schools and issues, I am hopeful that I can bring my experience and the great things that I learn each day to schools and to teachers in my diocese and beyond (one of my chief concerns that was addressed during this process was my need to continue presenting at conferences and workshops).

So as I shift from one platform to another, I look forward to sharing with you the shifting paradigms I find as well.

Or to quote my favorite poem from Tennyson:

Come, my friends,
‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.