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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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## [6 Steps to Move From Reflection to Action After MLK Day](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/01/16/from-reflection-to-action-after-mlk-day)

by [Romain Bertrand, BetterLesson Instructional Coach and Senior Manager of Innovative Learning Experiences](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/romain-bertrand-betterlesson-instructional-coach-and-senior-manager-of-innovative-learning-experiences)

Published January 16, 2018

 One Monday in January, and then what? 

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## [7 Small Shifts for Getting Back on Track the New Year](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/01/10/7-small-shifts-getting-back-track-2018)

by [Julie Mason, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/julie-mason-betterlesson-instructional-coach)

Published January 10, 2018

 Let’s be honest, the middle of the school year can feel a lot like getting lost. We enter September (or August) with a set of plans. We map out our\[...\] 

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by [Debra Lee for the New Learning Times](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/debra-lee-for-the-new-learning-times)

Published December 14, 2017

 "Whether you are looking for a strategy to engage your students tomorrow or for support to roll out a new district-wide initiative, we are here to\[...\] 

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## [Press Release: BetterLesson Raises $10M to Transform PD](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/11/29/press-release-betterlesson-raises-10m-transform-pd)

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Published November 29, 2017

 BetterLesson, the leader in delivering personalized professional development, today announced that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding to\[...\] 

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## [Your Gift to New Teachers is to Help Them Navigate the Holiday Hustle](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/11/27/gift-new-teachers-help-navigate-holiday-hustle)

by [Monica Washington, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/monica-washington-betterlesson-instructional-coach)

Published November 27, 2017

 BetterLesson Coach Monica Washington blogs for Education Week about supporting new teachers in December The holiday hustle—that precarious time\[...\] 

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## [One-on-One Online Mentoring Fills a Niche](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/11/22/one-one-online-mentoring-fills-niche)

by [Story Hinckley for The Christian Science Monitor](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/story-hinckley-for-the-christian-science-monitor)

Published November 22, 2017

 In the face of teacher shortages, the search for ways to keep those already in the profession on track and supporting students has become more\[...\] 

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## [BetterLesson in Forbes: #ChangeTheWorld](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/10/26/betterlesson-forbes-changetheworld)

by [Anne Field for Forbes](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/anne-field-for-forbes)

Published October 26, 2017

 Helping Teachers To Do A Better Job Virtually Here’s one thing about teaching: It’s hard. Believe it or not, keeping a roomful of rambunctious kids\[...\] 

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## [Personalized Learning at Work](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/10/20/blended-personalized-learning-work)

by [Jeff Liberty, Vice President of Personalized Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/jeff-liberty-vice-president-of-personalized-learning)

Published October 20, 2017

 While the shift from “differentiated instruction” to “personalized learning” seems like a reasonable enough commitment to make philosophically, the\[...\] 

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## [Inside Coaching: CRL results in Susanville, CA](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/10/08/inside-coaching-crl-results-in-susanville-ca)

by [Afrika Afeni Mills, BetterLesson Instructional Coach and Manager of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/afrika-afeni-mills-betterlesson-instructional-coach-and-manager-of-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-learning)

Published October 08, 2017

 Inside Coaching: Culturally Responsive Learning Afrika Mills, BetterLesson Coach 

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## [Manassas Partners with BetterLesson for Districtwide Blended Learning Implementation](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/10/08/manassas-city-schools-partner-with-betterlesson-to-get-blended-initiative-off-stall)

by [Melissa Saunders. Manassas City Schools](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/melissa-saunders-manassas-city-schools)

Published October 08, 2017

 Teachers Forecast 2020 – Breaking the Mold By Melissa Saunders. Manassas City Schools 

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