I am working with a group of teacher leaders who are in the midst of a school year coming toward a close while a number of changes are unfolding as […]

Just as instructional coaches need specific skills and mindsets to be an effective coach, teachers need specific skills and mindsets to gain from being coached. Similarly, team facilitators need important […]

It’s rather clear to most people that in order to be an effective coach one needs an appropriate mindset for investing in the growth of others and a set of […]

“If you don’t question what your experiences mean and think actively about them on an on-going basis, the evidence shows you are unlikely to improve.” – Alexandra Spalding Using the […]

The author of “Leading Beyond Your Title: Creating Change in School from Any Role,” Nili Bartley, shares reasons and strategies for generating leadership opportunities for students to lead. She identifies […]

A Kappan article, Growth mindset and intellectual risk-taking: Disentangling conflated concepts by Shelby Clark and Madora Soutter caused me to ponder how coaches promote growth mindset and intellectual risk-taking. Clark […]