Who Needs Feedback Anyway?
Feedback is a strategy that is important in the growth of teachers, leaders and students, but very often praise is what is provided when feedback should be.
Leadership Matters: The Dual Role of Leader and Teacher
In today's guest post, Barry Saide explains how he took on the role of leader at the same time he was still in a full-time job as a teacher, and the lessons he learned.
Would Your Students Come to School If They Didn't Have to?
At the Visible Learning International Conference, school leader Sarah Martin posed the question Would your students show up to school if they didn't have to? In our present system...I'm not sure they would.
School Climate: The Issue May Be You
Have a problem with your school climate? Maybe the issue is you.
Are You Leveraging the Power of Social Media?
By embracing social media, schools can engage students and their community in whole new ways. In this guest blog, school leader Brad Currie provides some practical tips on how to start.
Does Group Work ... Work?
Teachers may have students sitting in cooperative groups but those students spend most of their time doing individual work. Does group work...work?
Do We Really Have a Problem Without a Solution?
After many years of fighting who is right and who is wrong, will we ever come together? Do we really have a problem without a solution?
Take the Partnership Approach to Flipped Leadership
Educators need the partnership approach to professional development. When it comes to flipping your leadership use Twitter and #fliplead to help colleagues see examples of what it looks like.
Have You Checked Your Shadow Recently?
Today's guest post has a unique way of getting educators and leaders to look at how big of a shadow they can cast over students...and that can be good or bad...you have the power to choose.
5 Reasons You Should Be an Instructional Leader!
There are five very important reasons why school leaders need to become instructional leaders, and they all revolve around learning.
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