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When policy joins practice
Policy influences practice. Policy has the capacity to strengthen practice by demanding accountability for both process and results through clear expectations as well as deliberate sanctions for failu..
Believe in the capacity of people to invent their own solutions
Recently, a superintendent from a suburb of Dallas, Texas, approached me to discuss the challenge of finding time for learning teams to meet. He assured me that the district had a clear set of goals t..
Reach for the heart as well as the mind
Individuals and organizations have an amazing capacity to maintain their current beliefs and practices in the face of massive, well-intentioned efforts to change them. Here are two facts that cannot b..
Workshops
Visualize the worst professional development workshop you have ever attended. Chances are, you sat passively as your presenter talked aimlessly regarding a topic of little interest to you. The present..
Professional learning communities
We can all agree that the purpose of schools is student learning, and that the most significant factor in whether students learn well is teaching quality. Further, teaching quality is improved through..
New teacher support
New teachers need help. From day one, new teachers, largely on their own, are responsible for running a classroom and ensuring student learning, as well as fulfilling administrative requirements. Litt..
Leadership development
Karen Waldrop is on her way to a graduate class offered for teacher leaders by a local university in partnership with her school district. As she leaves her school, she exchanges greetings with her pr..
