Educational Leadership
How we improve instruction with video for coaching
Making video recording optional earned us buy-in, and using videos only for coaching has made it popular among administrators and teachers.
professional development
Inspiration
Use bottom-up professional development to drive top-down change
The best professional development happens when executives put inclusive and supportive programs in place that empowers managers to innovate.
Education
Microcredentials for educators: A powerful professional learning option
Schools can create their own microcredentials for educators to create professional development options that target precise needs.
Education
Features that spell success for a teacher coaching cycle
Donna Spangler asserts that the teacher coaching cycle that involves an identify-learn-improve method works best.
Insights
Setting lawyers up for success: Thriving market demands professional support
More engaging, more available professional support can help lawyers and lawyers-to-be become and continue to be their best.
Updates
Does a safe community start in the classroom?
Teaching students valuable interaction skills at school can have a ripple effect that leads to productive citizens and a safe community.
Education
Teaching computer science without (much) coding
Teaching computer science can be intimidating for teachers with no background in it. But what students really need is context, support and guidance.
Updates
Achievement teams approach can energize education PLCs
Turn education on its head with achievement teams that use student assessment data to improve teaching rather than judge students' abilities.
Edtech
Tech Tip: Individualized AI coaching provides helpful PD
Donna McDaniel of Keller Independent School District in Texas was one of the first teachers in the world to use artificial intelligence-driven coaching for professional learning. Here’s what she thought.
Educational Leadership
Getting better at one of the hardest parts of teaching: Formative assessment
PD brings a common surgical and football tactic to classroom teachers.
Updates
Education Extra Credit: K-12 and higher ed striving to be better
This week's roundup of thought-provoking education extras asks us all to strive for something better.