Principals: It’s not you, it’s the job.
The best job I ever had was being a principal. Hands down. Loved the challenges, loved the huge impact of the work, and I loved being the person that so […]
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Teach Like a Scientist: PLCs and Action Research
Written by Dr. Emily Freeland and Allyson Apsey (PDF of this article is linked here.) One of our favorite questions from a teacher recently was, “So, we should teach like
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Generous Conversations: Inspiring Hope, Collaboration and Action in Every Interaction
What sets apart a conversation with someone who helps others feel smart despite varying levels of experience and college degrees from a conversation that triggers defensiveness and feelings of inadequacy?
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What Type of Principal Are You?
I was talking with a principal friend the other day, and he said that the difference between us is that I am a “teacher-centered principal” and he is a “student-centered
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Who is mentoring your new teachers?
One of the most powerful questions to ask a new teacher is, “Where do you feel valued in your work at school?” In schools where new teachers are wrapped in
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Harnessing the Power of Social Norming to Support Teacher Collaboration
What sign do you think is most compelling? One might think that fear of dying would be most compelling. Yet, research proves that not to be true. Fear of not
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Harnessing the Power of Social Norming to Support Classroom Culture
What sign do you think is most compelling? One might think that fear of dying would be most compelling. Yet, research proves that not to be true. Fear of not
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Six Steps to Create a Culture of Fearless Coaching
Creating a culture of coaching in any environment starts with trust and relationships. But, coaching does not stop there. Positive relationships and trust are the basis of healthy collegial connections
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A Million-Dollar Question about School Leadership
The million-dollar question: when are we going to have the conversation about supporting principals with shifting from reactive to proactive? When will principals have the opportunity to start aligning their daily behaviors to leadership best practices? What needs to be taken off their plates and what do they need to prioritize? And, how can the district support principals to make this shift happen?
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Five Ways to Support Colleagues who are Supporting Students in Crisis
A few years ago, well before the pandemic, I had a conversation with a teacher about why teaching seems so much harder than it used to. Our school was implementing
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