Joellen Killion

The responsibility for leadership in a school does not rest solely with the principal. Elaborating on NSDC's standard, Joellen Killion calls for many hands to share the role. Find out ways teachers can have influence beyond their own classrooms and add to the school's success.

As she explores the Learning standard, Killion details six strategies that coaches can employ with teachers, often in collaborative contexts. Dive into these practical ideas in this month's column on NSDC's standards.

Anyone who seeks to understand what types of professional learning are most effective will read about a range of experiences — workshops and study groups, two-day conferences and learning communities, action research projects and motivational speakers. In fact, teacher professional learning is a continuum of experiences. We use the terms […]

Isolation and privatization have compromised educators' abilities to work collaboratively. However, skillful collaboration is essential as more learning communities form in schools. Explore the Collaboration standard through Killion's column. You'll find ideas for assessing your team's collaboration skills as you look to build a true community.

From the state house to the schoolhouse: How policy affects professional learning By Joellen Killion , Linda Davin 

For coaches working to help teachers meet NSDC's Learning standard, this column outlines various types of learning, how different people learn, and other factors that influence adult learning. Killion offers instructional leaders guidance in helping all teachers learn, no matter where they are in their learning journey.

While data have the potential to drive change in schools, data alone aren't worth a thing. Educators need to know how to use data effectively to make a difference. Killion takes coaches and teacher leaders through three critical steps to make use of data as schools strive to implement NSDC's […]

Are you coaching heavy or light? By Joellen Killion  Read about two kinds of coaching -- coaching heavy and coaching light -- and the differences they make to helping teachers improve the quality of instruction and student learning. Killion also provides a table with some common beliefs coaches hold and […]

Coaches have a variety of leadership responsibilities in schools. They serve as leaders of learning among their peers, and must continuously advocate for high-quality learning opportunities for all teachers. Such advocacy requires that coaches make clear to all stakeholders the tie between teacher learning and student learning. Learn more about […]