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Pilot study examines the feasibility of a peer coaching model
Peer coaching involves two or more professionals collaborating to reflect on and refine current skills and practices (Yee, 2016). In K-12 education, peer coaching is a col..
Strong leaders help teachers adapt to improved literacy instruction
Embarking on an initiative to implement evidence-based reading instruction can be both exhilarating and daunting for school and district leaders. Some may think that adopti..
Residency model powers district’s structured literacy reform
The Canadian education system receives accolades on international assessments, yet nearly 1 in 5 of Canadian adults’ literacy skills are at a basic level or below (Stati..
Choice and agency drive educators’ engagement in online literacy course
Many teachers have strong beliefs about the way literacy should be taught, despite what the research shows about how students learn best. If an educator’s existing belie..
A new way of thinking about reducing racial disparities in discipline
About 1 in 20 K-12 students are suspended from school each year. For many years of my education, I was one of them. As a Black boy growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, I exce..
Learning network shifts districts’ approach to summer programs
Even in the best of times, significant education problems are rarely fixed with easy solutions, and 2021 was not the best of times. The COVID-19 Omicron variant was causin..
AI is here. Let’s learn to use it wisely.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on educators’ minds and on the agenda for the Learning Forward 2024 Annual Conference in..
Coaching heavy, coaching light: How to deepen professional practice
In 2008, I introduced the concepts of coaching heavy and coaching light as a way to think about the depth and impact of coaching practice (Killion, 2008). When I first wrot..
Forces that shape coaches’ classroom access
For coaches, access to classrooms isn’t straightforward and is far from guaranteed. Access is a prerequisite for coaching, yet there are many barriers beyond a coach’s..
