Robin Surland is passionate about learning, technology, public education, and youth. She has a diverse work experience including teaching different age groups and roles. She takes her career seriously and works smart to stay ahead of trends. Surland has endless energy for her work which she maintains through exercise and diet. She is achievement oriented, tenacious, and perseveres to reach long term goals. Surland is also creative in her problem solving, asks big questions, and creates opportunities. She has strong integrity, honesty, and looks out for others.
2. Passions
I am passionate about learning and want to build
learners¡¯ self-efficacy. I believe technology can help.
I am passionate about the power of technology to
transform learning and lives.
I believe in the public education system and it¡¯s power
to change lives and communities.
I¡¯m passionate about our youth. They are our future.
3. Work Ethic
I take my career seriously, it is an integral part of who I
am. That means I take pride in the work I do. Always.
I work smart and help my staff learn to work smart too.
It is the only way we will every be able to stay ahead of
the curve.
I work until the job is done. (And really, I know the job
is never done.)
4. Energy
Excellence is an attitude, not an endgame.
I have an endless amount of energy for the work.
I stay on top of my game by running and eating right.
Energy is contagious and I spread it on everything like
peanut butter.
I really hope you like peanut butter!
5. Experience
I have a very diverse set of experiences to draw from.
I have taught Kindergarteners, high school drop-back-
ins, teachers, and administrators.
I have been a student (always), teacher, professor, and
administrator.
I know PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, iPads, and Kindles.
I know servers, networks, databases, and the cloud.
6. Grit
I have perseverance and passion for long-term goals.
I understand the valuable lessons in defeat and
understand perseverance is requisite for high
achievement.
I am achievement orientated and tenacious.
I have endurance.
I am optimistic.
7. Creativity
I love to solve problems.
I ask the really big questions.
I hate stereotypes.
I observe everything. Eve-ry-thing.
I don¡¯t wait for opportunities, I create them.
I chase dreams and live passions.
8. Empathy
I have the capacity to understand what another person
is experiencing, and act accordingly.
I am cooperative and believe in sharing successes.
I work hard at growing my people because I genuinely
care about them.
9. Integrity
You can always count on me to tell you like it really is.
I adhere to moral and ethical principles.
When I say I have your back, I really have your back.
I have a code and I live by it.
I¡¯m honest and fair to the people that work for me and
the people I work for.
I hold others to high standards as well.