The 2010 NASSP Convention is almost upon us. We'll be warming up on Thursday for the big event with two big pre-events:

The Breaking Ranks Schools Showcase. We've assembled 17 schools from across the country that have achieved some great results by adopting the Breaking Ranks school improvement framework. Those schools' leadership teams will present a mini-conferenceand have some frank discussions about what it really takes to improve a school.

The Mobile Learning Institute. NASSP has teamed with the Pearson Foundation to spark a discussion of how cell phones and other mobile devices can be used creatively in schools to improve instruction. We'll hear from several teachers and principals who are doing remarkable things to enhance instruction with mobile devices. And the day will be keynoted by Elliot Soloway who will join us via Skype.

Principal Leadership Editor Jan Umphrey will be blogging from the Showcase, and I'll submit an entry or two from the Mobile Learning Institute. Hope you can follow along with us for the next few days!