This post is adapted from Toni Faddis’s upcoming book, The Ethical Line: 10 Leadership Strategies for Effective Decision Making Know Thyself Under the watchful eyes of the public, today’s school principals face ever-changing demographics and an increasingly demanding workload. As school leaders, we are expected to be on top of our task list as
The following is an excerpt from “Towards Education 3.0: The Changing Goalposts for Education” by Chris Goldspink & Robert Kay. To download the full white paper and others in the Corwin Educator Series, click here. Education has always been concerned with preparing children and young people with the skills and capabilities
Many schools are embarking on a schoolwide professional journey that asks teachers to incorporate discipline-specific literacy practices (reading, writing, viewing, reasoning, and communicating) in ways that mirror the practices of experts. This is disciplinary literacy — a necessary shift in instruction and learning that will help students be more prepared
According to the U.S. Department of Education, in 2016, 89% of elementary school teachers identified as female. In the elementary school where I work, there are 73 people who identify as women who work there full time. There are 8 people who identify as men. About 90% of the people who work
The following is an excerpt from “It’s a Gift: Disposed to Learn” by Ruth Crick. To download the full monograph and others in the Corwin Educator Series, click here. As teachers and facilitators of learning we are dealing with three key factors: the information and data that our learners
Coaching and feedback are synonymous. I can recall one afternoon I was watching the coach of my school’s basketball team working with students to perfect their free throws. Quickly, I noticed the coach would give specific feedback to each student and then have them try again. Each time a student took a shot, the coach offered
The following is an excerpt from “As Good As Gold? Why We Focus on the Wrong Drivers in Education,” the first in the new series of Gold Papers by John Hattie and Arran Hamilton. In many education systems, it is a mandatory requirement that every teacher
We have been advocates for, and practitioners of, professional learning communities for many years. We have seen all kinds of things called a “professional learning community”—from book discussions to staff meetings to deep conversations about student’s learning. In fact, we have categorized our experiences with