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title: BetterLesson Blog | Professional Development (6)
description: Professional Development | Stay up-to-date with the latest teaching strategies, trends, tactics and more in our comprehensive blog. Read the latest updates. (6)
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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/)
- [Student-Centered Teaching and Learning](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/student-centered-teaching)
- [Learning Catalog](https://betterlesson.com/catalog/)
- [Learning Experiences](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/)
- [For Leaders](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/pd-for-leaders)
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- [Meet Our Coaches](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/our-coaches)
- [Workshops](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/workshops)
- [Instructional Coaching](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/instructional-coaching)
- [Executive Coaching](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/executive-coaching)
- [Learning Walks](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/learning-walks)
- [BL Lab](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/lab)
- [Create Your Path](https://betterlesson.com/personalized-professional-development/)
- [About Us](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/)
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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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## [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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## [Starting Your Values-Based Classroom](https://blog.betterlesson.com/starting-your-values-based-classroom)
by [Daniel Guerrero, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/daniel-guerrero-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published November 08, 2018
Daniel Guerrero is a BetterLesson instructional coach who implemented a values-based classroom to support the generation of a strong class culture.\[...\]
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## [How to Develop a Collaborative Professional Learning Structure in Your School](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-develop-a-collaborative-professional-learning-structure-in-your-school)
by [Cheryl Belknap, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/cheryl-belknap-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published November 06, 2018
As a school or district administrator or instructional coach, have you ever asked yourself the following questions:
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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 Create a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-create-a-culturally-responsive-learning-environment)
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 23, 2018
Are you looking for support as you create inclusive learning experiences for your students? Would you like to learn more about how to address\[...\]
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## [Master Teacher Spotlight: Mary Ellen Kanthack](https://blog.betterlesson.com/master-teacher-spotlight-mary-ellen-kanthack)
by [Cheryl Belknap, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/cheryl-belknap-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published October 18, 2018
In my work as an instructional coach at BetterLesson I continue to mine the BetterLesson ELA, Math, Blended and Science Master Teacher Project\[...\]
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## [Designing a Student-Centered Classroom](https://blog.betterlesson.com/designing-a-student-centered-classroom)
by [Kelly Kennefick, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/kelly-kennefick-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published October 16, 2018
Do you want your students to be active participants and leaders in creating classroom norms, values, and procedures that are conducive to learning?\[...\]
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## [What Teachers and Students Can Accomplish with Project-Based Learning](https://blog.betterlesson.com/my-work-matters-what-teachers-and-students-can-accomplish-with-pbl)
by [Laura Cruz, BetterLesson Instructional Coach and Liora Chessin, 5th grade teacher at N.E. Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham, Alabama](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/laura-cruz-betterlesson-instructional-coach-and-liora-chessin-5th-grade-teacher-at-n-e-miles-jewish-day-school-in-birmingham-alabama)
Published October 11, 2018
In our second year working together, Liora Chessin declared she wanted her fifth graders to critically engage with history, a skill set educators\[...\]
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## [How One School Leader Used BetterLesson Coaching to Catalyze Practice Change](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-one-school-leader-used-betterlesson-coaching-to-catalyze-practice-change)
by [Tina Lu, BetterLesson Partner Success Manager](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/tina-lu-betterlesson-partner-success-manager)
Published October 04, 2018
Adam Bowen, Principal of New Buffalo Elementary School, was a first year principal when the partnership between BetterLesson and New Buffalo began in\[...\]
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## [Facilitating Effective Family-Teacher Conferences](https://blog.betterlesson.com/facilitating-effective-family-teacher-conferences)
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 September 27, 2018
I have a confession to make. I am an educator who doesn’t enjoy participating in parent-teacher conferences as a parent. Our son is a sophomore and\[...\]
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