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title: BetterLesson Blog | News (3)
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- [Professional Development](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/)
- [Instructional Leadership](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/instructional-leadership/)
- [Inclusive and Responsive Practices](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/inclusive-and-responsive-practices/)
- [Curriculum and Academic Content](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/curriculum-and-academic-content/)
- [Flexible Instructional Models](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/flexible-instructional-models/)
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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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## [Two Big Takeaways from AASA’s 2018 National Conference on Education](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/02/21/trends-takeaways-aasas-2018-national-conference-education)
by [Morgan Joseph](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/morgan-joseph)
Published February 21, 2018
Each year, AASA bring thousands of district leaders together for its National Conference on Education. The event is an opportunity for\[...\]
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## [To Shift or Not to Shift: A Teacher's Progress Towards Using Choice Boards](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/02/15/shift-not-shift-teachers-progress-towards-using-choice-boards)
by [Julie Mason, BetterLesson Coach, and Darcy Mueller, ELA Teacher](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/julie-mason-betterlesson-coach-and-darcy-mueller-ela-teacher)
Published February 15, 2018
In my work as an instructional coach at BetterLesson, I support teachers from New York to Montreal to Egypt to make shifts in their practice and try\[...\]
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## [3 Ways Coaching Helps Change Habits](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/02/07/3-ways-coaching-helps-change-habits)
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 February 07, 2018
For many people, the beginning of a new year marks a time for setting new goals and resolutions. We joke about gyms being packed for a few weeks and\[...\]
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## [4 Ways to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/01/30/4-ways-improve-learning-outcomes-students)
by [Morgan Joseph](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/morgan-joseph)
Published January 30, 2018
Over the past five years, the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy has presented the Condition of Education in the Commonwealth report to\[...\]
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## [The Six Downfalls of Traditional Professional Development](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/01/23/six-downfalls-traditional-professional-development)
by [Katya Rucker, BetterLesson Director of Rural Partnerships](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/katya-rucker-betterlesson-director-of-rural-partnerships)
Published January 23, 2018
Out of every mode of support we pour into students, high quality instruction has proven to have the greatest impact on their achievement. The buck\[...\]
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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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## [Teachers Help Teachers Prepare Students for a Rapidly Evolving World](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2017/12/14/teachers-help-teachers-prepare-students-rapidly-evolving-world)
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)
by [BetterLesson](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/betterlesson)
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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