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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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## [Choosing Your Path to Education Leadership](https://blog.betterlesson.com/education-leadership-path)
by [Rose Lattanze, Educational Consultant](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/rose-lattanze-educational-consultant)
Published May 31, 2022
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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## [A Coach’s Favorite Strategies for Math Retention](https://blog.betterlesson.com/math-retention-strategies)
by [Jennifer Doyle, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/jennifer-doyle-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published April 22, 2022
As educators, many of us have felt the frustration of having taught a math unit only to discover that as weeks or months go by students have lost the\[...\]
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## [The Value Instructional Coaching Brings to Self-Guided Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/self-guided-learning-instructional-coaching)
by [Romain Bertrand, Senior Manager, Solution Design](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/romain-bertrand-senior-manager-solution-design)
Published April 13, 2022
While the revolution of self-directed learning has been brewing for a while, the last few years have given many people more time and an increased\[...\]
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## [Driving Measurable Outcomes - Why We're Teaming Up with TeachFX](https://blog.betterlesson.com/teachfx-betterlesson-partnership)
by [Amber Orenstein, Chief Product Officer](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/amber-orenstein-chief-product-officer)
Published April 04, 2022
When I reflect on my years in the classroom, the memories tend to skew to the high points, to the positive peak moments that brought fulfillment and\[...\]
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## [Trust, Career Mentorship, and Concrete Strategies: Supporting Rural School Leadership Development](https://blog.betterlesson.com/supporting-rural-school-leaders)
by [Jennifer Dubey, Teach for America and Jeff Liberty, BetterLesson](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/jennifer-dubey-teach-for-america-and-jeff-liberty-betterlesson)
Published February 15, 2022
The 2020-21 school year was one of the most tumultuous and challenging years in recent memory for teachers and leaders everywhere, especially in\[...\]
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## [Facing Your Inner Obstacle: Taking the First Step Toward Trying Something New In Your Classroom](https://blog.betterlesson.com/trying-something-new-classroom)
by [Jenna Gilfillan, M.Ed., BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/jenna-gilfillan-m.ed.-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published January 13, 2022
During my first coaching session with Chrissy, a special education teacher, she told me her big idea: to create empowerment binders for her students.\[...\]
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## [Encouraging Education Leaders to Help Teachers to Get Curious About Behavior](https://blog.betterlesson.com/leaders-classroom-behavior)
by [April Brown, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/april-brown-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published January 05, 2022
“I often urge noneducators to ponder the versatility and resilience that have been asked of teachers during the pandemic. Just think about all that’s\[...\]
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## [Striving For Excellence: Why We Chose Coaching with BetterLesson](https://blog.betterlesson.com/betterlesson-coaching-outcomes)
by [Rabbi David Saltzman Ed.D, Director of Teaching and Learning, Yeshivah of Flatbush and BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/david-saltzman)
Published January 04, 2022
At the Yeshivah of Flatbush, just as we believe in empowering students, we also believe in empowering teachers. Teachers should be able to select\[...\]
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## [My Mindfulness Journey: Implementing Mindfulness in the Classroom](https://blog.betterlesson.com/classroom-mindfulness)
by [Morgan Atkins, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/morgan-atkins)
Published December 22, 2021
Mindfulness, as defined by Mindful Schools, is paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, right now. But why is it important? And\[...\]
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## [Dispelling 4 Common Myths about Instructional Coaching](https://blog.betterlesson.com/dispelling-4-common-myths-about-instructional-coaching)
by [Liz Russillo, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/liz-russillo-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published November 17, 2020
Recently, a colleague came to see me and begrudgingly shared that the district picked her to work with an instructional coach at BetterLesson. When I\[...\]
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