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district leadership | organizational leadership & change management | school leadership | teachers
more than ever, teachers need connections and opportunities to talk about student learning, celebrate progress and discuss overcoming challenges. the welcome and standard structure of plcs in schools is an obvious route for these professional conversations. it is easy for meetings to be eaten up with personal stories, professional questions, and school concerns. it distracts from the intention of this time, which is designed to ensure students are at the center of teaching and learning.
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district leadership | personalized learning | school leadership | teachers
at 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 , we define personalized learning as an instructional approach that empowers students to build ownership of their learning. and, as students transitioned back into schools in the wake of remote and hybrid learning, our district partners across the country emphasize that this student-centered approach to teaching has never been more needed. with buzzwords floating around like “learning loss,” we are at risk of losing the full story of how educators have always endeavored to meet students where they are. at this moment, personalized learning is emerging as a critical process that equips educators with the practices to support students in getting the instruction they need, when they need it.
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district leadership | school leadership | teacher retention
the stories, run in newspapers across the country each week, paint a desperate picture: a pre-k teacher in texas juggling two classrooms alone; classes across the country led by a recurring series of long-term substitutes with no formal training; a school district in pennsylvania forced to shorten school days due to lack of staff; districts in north carolina reporting hundreds of vacant teaching positions even as the school year begins. in the words of national education association (nea) union leader becky pringle: “the educator shortage is a five alarm crisis.”
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curriculum strategy & adoption | district leadership | school leadership | strategic planning
the creation of a shared instructional vision brings many benefits to a school or district. an instructional vision can provide a shared understanding of what instructional excellence looks, feels, and sounds like. it aligns classroom practices to a clear set of principles and expectations. it can also bring instructional unity to any district plagued with uncertainty about instructional practices. there is a common misconception that a superintendent should create an instructional vision in isolation and only rely on the most current research and best practices. and that once an instructional vision is in place and shared, then it will be easily understood, accepted, and adopted by district leaders, school leaders, teachers, staff, and students.
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and just like that, summer has ended, and pumpkin spice lattes are back. it’s that time of year: the winter holidays are among us! like other times during the year, this is a great moment to pause and be intentional about centering educational equity in your school and district. consider these 5 tips as we head into the holiday season.
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curriculum strategy & adoption | district leadership | school leadership
the most successful school leaders we work with understand that high-quality instructional materials (hqim) improve student engagement and are a key resource in addressing schooling loss. they also know that materials, while a critical lever, are only one piece of the necessary elements for shifting teacher practice and improving student outcomes. in this blog post, we provide a brief list of things principals should know about high-quality instructional materials as they get started with adopting or implementing new materials.
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