Lead Lit Topic: Getting Organized
Getting Organized
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How Study Groups Are Like Self-Cleaning Ovens
One of our favorite inventions ever is the self-cleaning oven. Set a timer, lock the oven door, and a few hours later -- voila! You have a clean oven, and...
Rewriting the Script
For years, I had been following scripts. As a student, I walked the same path each day to the bean-shaped table when my group was called for guided reading. In...
The Gift of Time
Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. —Margaret Peters It could almost snow, I thought as I got out of my car. It’s that time of...
The Digital Declutter: Developing a Life Beyond Distractions
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is...
Why Don’t School Leaders Give More Feedback?
What's the toughest part of our jobs as instructional leaders? In a sea of many challenges, communicating feedback to faculty members rises to the top. We see opportunities for improvement,...
The Importance of Visibility
Dana Murphy shares the importance of high visibility for reading interventionists and other instructional influencers in non-classroom positions.
Professional Development Guide: A Template for Building a Year-Long PD Plan
A new school year brings with it excitement about all the possibilities ahead. I’ve always enjoyed those end-of-summer-almost-back-to-school meetings with principals. Everyone arrives feeling rested and with fun summer stories...
Coaching Minute: Get Out of Your Office
David Pittman encourages instructional coaches to get out of the office in the early days of the school year. He offers several practical suggestions for how to set the tone...
Coaching Minute: Supporting New Teachers
Principal Lee Snider talks about the challenges new teachers face and how principals can support them.
Coaching Minute: Assisting Struggling Teachers by Being Focused
Principal Lee Snider talks about how principals can support struggling teachers by keeping the focus on instruction.
Building on Success and Maintaining Momentum
It’s somewhat known what happens when a school is deemed as failing. After posting dismal test scores, the state department of education comes in and provides more resources along with...
Coaching Minute: Wearing (Too) Many Hats
Inga Omondi encourages instructional coaches to consider the many hats they wear and to remove the ones that are not serving the greater good.
Coaching Through a New Program
Traveling in Europe in her early twenties, Josie left her friends and took a train to her father’s very small hometown. Not speaking the language and barely understanding the train...
Coaching Minute: Establishing Expertise
Principal Lee Snider talks about how principals can support struggling teachers by establishing their expertise and visiting classrooms often.
Taking a Walk in Their Shoes: The Importance of Leaders Experiencing the Craft They Lead
A basketball coach who has played on a basketball team. A ballet instructor who has danced in community theater performances. A conductor of an orchestra who has made music in...
Coaching in Community: Co-Creating Learning Spaces (Part II)
“Rethinking liberates us to do more than update our knowledge and opinions. It’s a tool for leading a more fulfilling life.” —Adam Grant Ever since reading the book Think Again...
Coaching Minute: Getting into Classrooms
Principal Lee Snider talks with literacy coach Lora Bieghler about being intentional about getting into classrooms.
Great Short Reads for Busy Teachers
“I just finished Where the Crawdads Sing. It was such a wonderful book! Have you read it yet?” I asked Debbie. “Oh, Shari, you’re always talking to me about books!"...
