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the latest on all student-centered models, leadership development, strategic planning, teacher retention, and all things innovation in k-12 education. we answer questions before you think to ask them.
innovative leadership | school districts
let’s just be clear: there is a very short honeymoon period for a new superintendent. from day one, people have expectations of you as the new superintendent. they want you to be exactly the same or completely different than your predecessor. they have their hopes pinned on you bringing new ideas or have their fingers crossed that you won’t. they are wondering how long you will stay and what you will do during your tenure. they both expect you to know everything about the district right away, and yet know that you don’t and are frustrated by it. they have so many things they want to say to you, and yet voice few of them, as if you can read minds.
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district leadership | school districts | teacher retention | teachers
we all know that teachers should feel appreciated every day. as a former high school science teacher, i was filled up by the positive notes from students, small gifts, and verbal affirmations received during teacher appreciation week. recognition is an important way for teachers to feel appreciated; we believe that in our four essential elements of teacher belonging (agency, development, equity, and wellness), appreciation is relevant to all categories, especially development and wellness.
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classrooms | personalized learning | school districts
each year we receive hundreds of questions along the lines of, “okay…so what does personalized learning actually look like?” we have a few answers to this question. one is that personalized learning always involves these core four elements - targeted instruction, data-driven decisions, flexible content, and student reflection and ownership. check out our core four white paper for a more detailed description of these elements, as well as classroom examples.
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decision-making | organizational leadership & change management | school districts | strategic planning
these past three years have been very difficult for students, teachers, and school leaders. it seems that as life is getting “back to normal” there is something that comes in and disrupts the progress being made. what this time has shown us, though, is that this is the perfect opportunity to start fresh.
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school districts | strategic planning
“the twisties”. growing up in the competitive cheerleading circuit, i was familiar with the term (and even had a former coach experience them once and never attempt certain gymnastics passes again), but i had never heard the term outside of that space...until this year’s summer olympics.
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personalized learning | school districts | school leadership
in our earlier versions of our core four of personalized learning, targeted instruction was primarily a teacher action separated from another core four element, data driven decision making. we recognize that this limited the potential impact that targeted instruction could have to personalize learning for students. as an exclusively teacher action, it missed the opportunity to empower students to advocate for themselves. and separated from data driven decisions, there was a disconnect between two components that go hand-in-hand to help teachers and students design learning experiences tailored for individuals and groups of students.
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