Often times you attend conferences with high hopes only to leave wondering why you wasted your time and money. The 2016 Teaching Learning Coaching Conference was not one of those conferences. I left all four keynotes and all four breakout sessions with a plethora of
Every Monday after school the Philosophy Club meets. It happens to meet in my classroom. As a consequence, I happened to sit in on it a few weeks ago. I was not assigned to it as a moderator. I was not looking for something to
Whenever I’m facilitating professional development, I have a secret goal: that I will incite someone to approach me before lunch and say, “So, what are you doing? I mean, usually by this point in a workshop, I’m ready to slit my wrists or something rather
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are now required to include at least one measure other than test scores in their accountability systems, and many districts are turning to SEL components to fulfill this part of the federal law. How
Valley View School District in Illinois unpacks data and evidence to achieve teacher clarity and improve student outcomes. While the use of data in schools has changed over the decades, today’s districts face a widening gap between data derived from external assessments and data generated within
This is the third of a three-part blog series contains excerpts from the book Guiding Teams to Excellence With Equity. In this post, author John Krownapple describes standards for culturally proficient facilitators of professional learning and organizational development. Read Part 1: The Need for Excellence