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# Choosing Your Path to Education Leadership
The need for effective teacher leaders is ongoing and urgent in K-12 schools. Each teacher lends their expertise and talent to the overall welfare of\[...\]
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## Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach
### Recent Posts
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## [Getting Organized: Creating Systems for Distance or Hybrid Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/getting-organized-creating-systems-for-distance-or-hybrid-learning)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published December 01, 2020
If you’re a teacher, by this point you've probably learned the ins and outs of your video conferencing platform. You've likely experienced the joy of\[...\]
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## [Strategies to Increase Teacher Retention at Your School](https://blog.betterlesson.com/strategies-to-increase-teacher-retention-at-your-school)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published April 04, 2019
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## [How to Create a Classroom Focused on Student-Centered Assessment and Feedback](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-create-a-classroom-focused-on-student-centered-assessment-and-feedback)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published November 27, 2018
Do you want to provide students with opportunities to identify their strengths and weaknesses through self-assessments?
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## [Let's Talk About Math: 5 Tips For Facilitating Productive Student Discourse in Math Classrooms](https://blog.betterlesson.com/lets-talk-about-math-5-tips-for-facilitating-productive-student-discourse-in-math-classrooms)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published November 13, 2018
The way students learn and interact with math has changed. Teachers are rapidly learning and adapting to new curriculums, new standards, and shifts\[...\]
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## [The Power of Data: Instructional Strategies to Help You Create a Data-Driven Classroom](https://blog.betterlesson.com/the-power-of-data-instructional-strategies-to-help-you-create-a-data-driven-classroom)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published October 30, 2018
Teachers have become experts at collecting data, both formative and summative, in the classroom. Data alone, though, is just a set of numbers,\[...\]
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## [How to Give your Students Content-Based, Real-World Experiences Using Project-Based Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-give-your-students-content-based-real-world-experiences-using-project-based-learning)
by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published September 25, 2018
Perhaps you have tried an end-of-unit project with your students but want to find ways to incorporate those projects into the actual day-to-day\[...\]
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