3 Ways Coaching Helps Change Habits
Many teachers set classroom goals at the start of the school year in August or September, but once school begins, they find that those goals are[...]
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Looking Back to Better Look Ahead: The PRO Co-Reflective Protocol
If you are an instructional coach or school-based administrator, have you wanted to pause and reflect with the teachers you support at this time of[...]
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Four Ways to Begin to Change the Narrative about American Indians in K-12 Instruction
"Are there actual Indians there?" This is a question I often heard when I told people that I was a teacher on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in[...]
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7 Strategies for Building Gratitude in Your Classroom
With childhood depression and anxiety on the rise, many schools and districts are looking to social emotional learning practices to help. A growing[...]
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Define-Explore-Build: Three Simple Steps to Make Your PD More Actionable
"I hope this PD will allow me to leave with something I can actually use in my own classroom!"
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Virtual Coaching: Three Factors to Consider When Engaging Adult Learners in Professional Development
Whether you’re an administrator, teacher leader, or practicing educator, you've likely done it. Done what? If you've participated in a professional[...]
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Infographic: Tackling Teacher Retention with Instructional Coaching
Reducing teacher turnover has become one of the greatest challenges for school and district leaders in recent years. This is particularly true for[...]
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Empowering and Supporting Teachers as Adult Learners
How do we create a culture in our schools where adults see themselves as learners?
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The Breakout Box Phenomenon- Will This New Teaching Tool and Strategy Benefit My Classroom?
Over the course of this school year, Ann has been working with her BetterLesson instructional coach, Romain Bertrand, on shifting to a more[...]
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What Do You Mean When You Say "Those Kids Don't Want to Learn"?
Anyone who has spent time around young children knows how curious and wonder-filled they are. When my son was five, we'd drive around and he would[...]
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