This blog is the sixth and final part of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post, third post, fourth post, and fifth post. What if we plan backwards from students’ ability to transfer their learning to
Oxford High School (OHS) has an enrollment of 1223 students grades 9-12. OHS students are 60% white, 27% Black, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian. Half of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch. In Fall 2019, OHS teachers began a district-wide learning journey focused on classroom questioning. Using Walsh and Sattes’ Quality Questioning, 2nd Edition, as a guide, we
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 began as any other day for a principal heading to work. The difference for me was that it was only my second day being the leader of my own building. I remember getting out of my car that morning excited to welcome students, teachers, and parents and to
Listen to Jenni Donohoo and Megan Tschannen-Moran discuss demystifying collective efficacy on the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with Peter DeWitt: Over the past few years we have seen numerous social media posts in which collective efficacy is the topic. Many depict teams engaged in trust- and
This blog is part five of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post, third post, and fourth post. How can one of the most powerful questions help us in this moment in time: What if? What if rather than marching
If 2020 taught us anything, it was that everything can change, and change quickly! Who would have thought that school buildings could be closed for a prolonged period of time? And teachers would pivot to teaching online within a few days? Who would have thought
It’s spring of 2021 and schools across the world are wrestling with the challenges of bringing students back to physical classrooms full time, all with the doomsday drumbeat of student ‘learning loss’ and a push to ‘double-down’ on addressing the achievement gap through a mandated summer school. This is a continuation of the ‘threat and rigidity response’ to
Attention is under siege more than it has ever been in human history, we have more distractions than ever before, we have to be more focused on cultivating the skills of attention. - Daniel Goleman, psychologist, science journalist, author You have probably seen the recent viral video
Over twelve months of distance learning was nothing we were prepared for, but the experience has led to heightened expertise with technology, a glimpse into the lives students lead at home, and a newfound exploration of effective instructional practices. As our district team supported teachers and administrators
Listen to John and Jessica discussing what leaders should know about SEL on the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with Peter DeWitt! The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a great deal of reflection in our home. We have a 2020 high school graduate, a