“Within every school there is a sleeping giant of teacher leadership which can be a strong catalyst for making change.” (Katzenmeyer and Mollar, “Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Helping Teachers Develop as Leaders“) Carly Quiros, from EdAdvance, explores this quote with Steve. What should instructional coaches, school and teacher leaders be modeling and doing to create […]

Teachers know that curiosity fuels learning. We intentionally design lessons that spark students’ questions. We celebrate inquiry, encourage exploration, and recognize that students often learn more deeply when they wrestle with uncertainty rather than simply receive answers. A classroom where students wonder, question, and investigate is a classroom alive with learning. Yet somewhere between the […]

    Last year, a school made personalized, student-centered learning a major focus of professional learning. Through workshops, staff meetings, PLCs, and coaching conversations, teachers explored how to: increase student voice and choice tailor instruction to learners’ strengths, needs, and interests create more collaborative and authentic learning experiences support students in setting goals and reflecting […]

Schools aren’t experienced through mission statements or curriculum guides. They’re experienced one interaction at a time. What are students experiencing? What are teachers experiencing? How do we know? Coaches can help teachers and leaders gather evidence about experiences that often go unnoticed because they have become routine – or even unconscious. Watch Marcela Andreas Diaz […]

Becca Silver invited me to preview and write the forward to her new book, The Resistance Solution: Why Educators Resist Change and What They Need Instead. I thought I’d share that forward to introduce her work to you. Becca reinforced and extended my thinking about hearing and responding to resistance in coaching and school change. […]

(Guest blog, Timothy Montalvo) Tim Montalvo is an assistant principal at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford, New York, and an adjunct professor at Iona University and The College of Westchester. A former social studies teacher and teacher leader, Tim’s work centers on middle-level education, belonging, student voice, literacy, inclusive practice, and Tier 1 systems […]