Lead Lit Topic: Guiding Teachers
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Predictable Structures for Study Groups
I use a simple format and structure when planning for study groups. These key elements help me select resources for the meetings. There is often not enough time to do...
Planning for a Year of Professional Development
As a literacy leader, I set up opportunities for staff to interact and learn together. As I look ahead to the upcoming year and professional development for the district, I...
Brain and Movement Breaks for Teachers
Have you ever been facilitating a professional development session and looked out in the crowd to find signs of inattention? Teachers checking their cell phones. Table members engaging in side...
The Evolution of Study Groups
Recently I was asked if the Common Core has changed our study groups. Am I running study groups the same way I did when I started 10 years ago? My...
An Open Apology
To: Parents of Students I Taught From: A Teacher Who Now Knows Better Hello, Parents— Your child was just twelve years old when he or she was in my class....
Good Intentions Gone Wrong
“Oh please, don’t do that!” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I knew I shouldn’t have said them. It was early Friday morning before school, and...
Empowering Teachers to Share: Leading More Powerful Professional Development Sessions
When our new puppy, Kate, joined our family of six, it was a little chaotic. Everyone wanted to teach Kate something. Hannah wanted her to sit and listen while she...
Coaching Conversations: Carry the Water
In this audio interview, Susan Kennedy chats with Brenda Power about the challenges of starting a new coaching position in a different part of the country, and building relationships with...
Guiding Reading Specialists to Lead Professional Development
In this video, Kathy Provost meets with reading specialists to plan professional development for paraprofessionals. She explains the importance of surveying participants.
Professional Development and Personality Types
The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world. Toni Collette As leaders and coaches the biggest and most important part of our...
Talk to the Text Discussion Closure
Amanda Adrian and Heather Sisson lead a literacy coaching group discussion of an article using the "Talk to the Text" protocol. This is an excellent activity for fostering contributions from...
Talk to the Text Discussion Activity
Amanda Adrian and Heather Sisson lead a literacy coaching group discussion of an article using the "Talk to the Text" protocol. This is an excellent activity for fostering contributions from...
Learning How to Communicate: From Teacher to Coach
One fall Saturday evening, at the end of a long week when things felt a little out of control, I decided it would feel good to clean up and clear...
Narrative Nonfiction Conference
Literacy coach Heather Rader confers with Beth Lawson about using more narrative nonfiction in both reading and writing workshops.
When Guided Reading Goes Wrong
“Oh, I tried guided reading. It doesn’t work,” reported first-grade teacher Dina. She continued chatting about herself, her instructional program, her students, her challenges, and other stuff. But I can’t...
Getting Creative in Building Relationships with Teachers
Soon after my husband and I moved into our home, we found ourselves locked out. It was before we had a chance to have extra keys cut and stowed on...
Apps in Perspective
I sighed after opening an email requesting “tablet support” from a group of teachers. I dropped my head into my hands and groaned. I stared at the screen. Then I...
Staying Focused: How Leaders Can Keep Their Passion for Literacy Alive
Becoming a building principal changed me as a thinker, a reader, and a writer. It’s not that I’m better or worse—I'm just different from how I used to be. The...
Resourceful and Cheap: Professional Development That Sparks Learning and Change
Recently, the balance between teaching and professional development has been way out of whack. The Visionary has erred on the side of overdeveloping us, and we are in meetings every...
Coaching Minute: Explore
Heather Rader explains the value of surfing the web with a professional development purpose in this quick video tip. A transcript is available below the player. When...
Pause Paraphrase Probe: Developing Coaching Skills
Amanda Adrian and Heather Sisson lead their coaching colleagues in an activity to practice paraphrasing skills in this excerpt from a coaching support group.
