What would be the benefits of ALL students being taught and coached to develop leadership skills? Maureen Chapman and James Simons, authors of, “Leaders of the Class,” share the needs, benefits, and processes for students to leverage motivation, perseverance, communication, and collaboration. Consider how to build stronger, healthier relationships with students as they discover their […]

Thanks to staff at PLS 3rd Learning and scores of educators and authors, we are celebrating our 500th podcast! We took a few minutes to share our experiences with you. It has been exciting to have my learning extended as we created an opportunity to ponder about teaching and learning with guests and listeners. Listen […]

In this week’s episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve looks at the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed education and the options and flexibility that can potentially come out of it. Read “5 changes to expect in the workplace after COVID-19” here. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast […]

In this week’s episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve ponders “Compelling Why’s.” Colleague Jim Malanowski joins Steve as he ponders the emotional link to education that motivates teaching and learning. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!

I am in the midst of prepping for two upcoming presentations where I have been asked to address the purposes of creating team cultures and structures in schools. Those of you who have been in workshops of mine know that I did all my teaching in team settings and was surprised in the 80’s as […]

This week I took part in a twitter chat with #esc11coach examining the work of coaches with PLCs. (You can find the entire chat here.) As I was planning for the chat, I found an article in the March 2016 Kappan by Rick Dufour and Douglas Reeves titled, The Futility of PLC Lite. The authors […]