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Even coaches need coaches
Coaches play integral roles in many schools’ learning cultures, but they often find their entry into coaching life disorienting and difficult. Educators typically take on the mantle of coach because..
Video coaching puts a new lens on learning
An effective teacher is the No. 1 factor determining a student’s achievement and growth (Marzano, 2003), and in the Keller (Texas) Independent School District, we wanted to help grow the capacity of..
How principals implement change effectively
Kay Psencik, Frederick Brown, and Stephanie Hirsh explore how school leaders can apply a learning lens to achieve their ambitious goals for educators and students in The Learning Principal, t..
Through the lens
Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of the standa..
Investing in principals offers big returns for students and schools
The school principal has long been recognized as a critical driver for school improvement and student success, but new research supported by The Wallace Foundation has found that principals have an ev..
Data points
87% of teachers improved with mentoring The National Summer School Initiative began in summer 2020 to improve virtual teaching and learning in schools with large percentages of low..
Real learning happens in real life
When talking about instructional coaching, I find it helpful to divide professional learning into two different models: outside-in and inside-out. The outside-in mode..
The keys to coaching outside your expertise
Kindergarten and elementary classrooms never fail to bring me to a state of awe. Alphabet charts, number lines, book bins — the environment is so different from the high school English classrooms I ..
Why we tell our children’s stories
A baby boy is born, a precious gift to his mother and father. As he enters pre-K, he is overjoyed helping his classmates and modeling — as they develop at a different pace than their peers — what ..
Signs of hope, actions for change
We see signs of spring all around us and, along with the change in season, several reasons for hope for educators and students. After weathering a punishing 2020, we are cautiously optimistic for bett..
