Leadership isn't about pushing ideas into a community or a school; it's about listening to learn. This essential premise has guided the journey of Dr Tiffany Anderson, the first African-American female superintendent in Topeka, Kansas, as she navigates the often challenging terrain of education. Her
Five Commitments for Antiracist Educators By Sonja Cherry-Paul Here’s the truth. Our good intentions as educators do not necessarily amount to teaching that is antiracist. Antiracist teaching is a commitment to iterative, messy, necessary work toward the goal of equity, justice, and liberation that requires personal and
By Peter DeWitt and Tanya Ghans In this episode of the Leaders Coaching Leaders Podcast, How De-implementation Can Ease Overwork, Peter DeWitt and Corwin Editor, Tanya Ghans, discuss where Peter’s de-implementation research originated from and how intentional implementation can be the best form of de-implementation. TANYA GHANS:
Keeping teachers in our schools remains at the top of everyone’s mind. To do that, effective induction programs require a robust monitoring system. Many leaders obtain feedback from professional learning, but we need to do more. By identifying benchmarks and collecting data regularly, we gain
In this episode of the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast, Even More Learning Made Visible, host Peter Dewitt engages in a meaningful conversation with Professor Emeritus John Hattie from the University of Melbourne, Australia about his newest book, Visible Learning: The Sequel. An eagerly anticipated follow-up
Develop an Asset-Based Approach to Partnering with Families By Tyrone Howard The work of equity-informed school-family partnerships must operate from an asset-based perspective where school personnel see families, parents, and caregivers as possessing essential knowledge about how to best support their children. Asset-based approaches also recognize the
We know that a tree is only as strong as its roots. It is the strength of the root system that tethers a tree to the earth and gives it the strength to weather fierce winds. We would argue the same goes for leadership development.
Four Pathways to Prepare Aspiring School Leaders By Tim Cusack & Vince Bustamante There’s a tremendous need to attract more aspiring leaders into school leadership! The question is: how do we do this? When it comes to nurturing future educators, there are four key pathways that can
The one doing the talking is the one doing the thinking. We want to see thinking classrooms where students take ownership, take risks, challenge one another, and create their own projects. Our goal is to see students experiencing this kind of agency in all schools
Common Reflection Questions As many educators wrap up their school year, they are reflecting on the ups and downs. I can imagine new teachers and their mentors are considering their year by asking themselves, “Where has the year even gone?” Another common question floating about amongst