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 […]

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

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

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

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?

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

I joke that if principals want to be leaders-by-adjective, like an Instructional Leader or a Learning Leader or an Overwhelmed Leader (wait, scratch that last one!), the most impactful leader-by-adjective

We know the reality; for many teachers, the overwhelming demands and emotional toll of the job have caused them to at least consider leaving our profession. The number of teachers

I have good news for school leaders: you do not need to be an “instructional leader”. Principals, go ahead and let out that collective sigh. You cannot be masters of

So, I get to work in a lot of schools. I was a school and district leader for 19 years and now I work with educators across the country. I