Design Studio Stories: Manassas City Public Schools
Published July 17, 2018
History of the Partnership In 2015 the Manassas City Public Schools purchased tablets for high school teachers. Eager to find a partner to support[...]
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The Coach And Teacher Dance
Published July 10, 2018
What is the best approach for coaching teachers? Is it better to coach a group or individuals? Is there a difference between virtual coaching and[...]
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Three Factors that Make or Break Instructional Coaching
Published July 03, 2018
“Reforms are not self-implementing,” say researchers from The Education Alliance at Brown University. “Nor do they penetrate predictably or[...]
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How Do You Get The Kids To Do The Heavy Lifting?
Published June 26, 2018
After Ashlee’s unannounced observation, the administrator said, “I kept looking for a student who wasn’t doing what he was supposed to. I never found[...]
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Tennessee DOE Blended Learning Pilot Yields Promising Results
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BetterLesson
Published June 20, 2018
One-to-one coaching pushed teachers to try new strategies; improve lessons.
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Two Effective Ways To Wrap Up Your School Year
Published June 19, 2018
We start the school year not only assessing students’ knowledge but also establishing a classroom learning culture. We end our school year by[...]
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Using Seesaw to Expand the Walls of the Classroom
Published June 12, 2018
I always struggled with trying to find ways to have my kindergarten students transfer their french language skills from the classroom to their homes.[...]
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What Makes Coaching Effective? 7 Tips for School Administrators
Published June 07, 2018
In-school coaching is the closest thing to job-embedded professional learning schools can use. It is timely, actionable, and an investment in making[...]
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Using Video to Grow Your Teaching
Published June 05, 2018
In comparison to the years spent gaining teacher certification, and the process of classroom observation and evaluation, creating a recording of a[...]
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Testing The Waters: Alternatives To Consider If You Don’t Want To Jump Right Into Choice Boards
Published May 29, 2018
We are nearing the school year’s end, and we are starting to think about summer: sun, time off, and swimming! This year we jumped right into refining[...]
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