It’s Not the ‘What’, It’s the ‘How’
There has recently been a focus on the amount of money spent improving public education in America. As taxpayers, educators and parents, we expect to see that this funding is making a dramatic difference in teacher training and student engagement. In 2015, a groundbreaking report called “The Mirage” was released that challenged many of the […]
3 Questions That Enable Leaders to Call for Commitments
One of the major causes of frustration as an educator is when your school leader, parents, or colleagues don’t appear to be committed to a particular issue. As we coach educators across the country, we support the three questions in the article below as a tool for change. The following was written by Dan Rockwell […]
School Culture Celebrations Across the Country
We can’t believe it’s already October! Many schools have only been in session for a little over a month so far this year, however as educators we know that school staff members work tirelessly for weeks and months before students enter the building to set the year up for success. Here we’re sharing moves and […]
Leaders…Create a Revolution
Leading a school is hard. No one can argue that. Leading a school after a year of dissatisfaction, low test scores, and a staff that feels misaligned can feel impossible. Here are a few ways to re-launch your school and create a revolution of success: Use an asset-based approach with your staff As educators we […]
Guest Blog: Change for Greatness
As Major League Baseball kicks off All Star Week, where the greatest players of our American pastime come together for a game, as a Cincinnati Reds fan, I can’t help but reflect on how powerful change can be in finding greatness. This time last year, Cincinnati changed. It was the home of the All Star game. The city cleaned up, put up more flying pigs and […]
An Educator’s Survival Checklist: Students with Trauma
I am not a clinical or licensed mental health professional, but I have been in low-performing classrooms as a teacher, coach, school leader, and consultant long enough to recognize one critical thing. In the lives of many students in our high-needs schools, trauma exists and it impacts teaching and learning daily. I know I am […]
The Food Network…Effective Teacher PD?
As a busy mom with a full time job that requires travel, I hardly have time to watch much television, but when I do, it’s always the Food Network. In fact, one of our favorite “Family Friday Fun Night” activities is for our kids to snuggle in bed with us and watch the fast paced […]
10 Ways Well-Meaning White Teachers Bring Racism Into Our Schools
by Jamie Utt. Originally posted on Everyday Feminism. Teachers are some of my favorite people in the world. I mean I really love teachers! They tend to be enthusiastic about changing society, and more often than not, they care so deeply about their work and their students. What’s not to like? As a former teacher […]
Letter to a New Teacher
I recently received the following email from a career-changer who was beginning their first year of teaching. It got me thinking about the kinds of things new teachers should consider and ideas that even veteran teachers should revisit once in a while. Letters like this one demonstrate the commitment that teachers have to improving their […]
A Paradigm Shift to Transformative Coaching
During my tenure as a special education teacher and district coach, I thought I’d seen almost everything. I was an instructional manager supporting the special education reform in New York City public schools for 1.1 million students. I then supervised the implementation of a coaching credentialing program for over 300 coaches in Broward County Public […]