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Tools for Learning Schools, Winter 2012, Vol. 15, No. 2 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Experts agree: Conflict creates better teams While many see conflict as negative and destructive, it is an essential part of team dynamics and careful decision-making. Without disagreements, groups […]

Tools for Learning Schools, Fall 2011, Vol. 15, No. 1 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning What is your professional learning IQ? Stimulate conversation about what educators and stakeholders know about professional learning with Learning Forward’s Professional Learning IQ quiz. Rather than a quiz […]

Tools for Schools, Summer 2011, Vol. 14, No. 4 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Lesson study puts a collaborative lens on student learning Learn how Denver Public Schools’ teacher effectiveness coaches are creating a collaborative change environment through lesson study, a structured process […]

Tools for Schools, Spring 2011, Vol. 14, No. 3 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Effective presenters set the stage for learning Move your presentations from good to great by laying the groundwork for learning through context, delivery, nonverbal cues, and linguistic patterns. Tool: […]

Tools for Schools, Winter 2011, Vol. 14, No. 2 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning 4 KEY STRATEGIES: Help educators overcome resistance to change By Anthony Armstrong Tool: School’s orientation to change Explore your school’s openness to change by thinking about what you need […]

Tools for Schools, Fall 2010, Vol. 14, No. 1 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Trust matters: for educators, parents, and students By Valerie von Frank  Tool: Appreciative interviews Appreciative interviews will help you avoid trying to close the “trust gap” and instead focus […]

Tools for Schools, May/June 2010, Vol. 13, No. 4 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning A world of possibilities: Educating for global competence We have to ask ourselves the hard question: Are we preparing students to be ready for a rapidly globalizing, interconnected, and […]

Tools for Schools, February/March 2010, Vol. 13, No. 3 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Powerful coaching energizes learning Marie Parker-McElroy remembers a dismal morning when, as a teacher leader, she headed a K-2nd grade-level team meeting for about 15 of her colleagues. NSDC […]

Tools for Schools, October/November 2009, Vol. 13, No. 2 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Let data do the talking: Clarify goals and roles by examining data They go by many names – coaches, instructional specialists, or various other titles. The job title, however, […]

Tools for Schools, August/September 2009, Vol. 13, No. 1 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Leadership teams create lasting change Creating lasting change involves building strong school cultures that engage education professionals with their colleagues and communities, according to Sharon Kruse and Karen Seashore […]

Tools for Schools, May/June 2009, Vol. 12, No. 4 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Link up & learn: Use technology to create a personal learning network to connect with experts and mentors everywhere Most teachers and principals believe technology enhances teaching and learning. […]

Tools for Schools, February/March 2009, Vol. 12, No. 3 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Protocols: A facilitator’s best friend Protocol. Hearing the word makes some people think of formal dinners or White House etiquette. Others might think of the Kyoto Protocol and treaties […]

Tools for Schools, November/December 2008, Vol. 12, No. 2 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning The evolution of a Professional Learning Team Teachers in your school already may work in school-based teams and committees. Groups of teachers may meet to plan specific school activities, […]

Tools for Schools, August/September 2008, Vol. 12, No. 1 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Reel in your audience: Use film clips, stories, cartoons, and quotes to add impact to presentations Why is it that quotations, stories, cartoons, and film clips are so often […]

Tools for Schools, May/June 2008, Vol. 11, No. 4 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Tune In to what the new generation of teachers can do Three veteran teachers on the 7th-grade math team don’t want the responsibility of leading their weekly team meetings. […]

Tools for Schools, February/March 2008, Vol. 11, No. 3 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning The power of one: What one person can do to influence policy at all levels Several years ago, Dale Hair seized an opportunity to influence a state educational leader […]

 Tools for Schools, November/December 2007, Vol. 11, No. 2 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Work smarter, not harder: SMART goals keep key objectives in focus By Joan Richardson The teacher was sceptical about SMART goals. She had been through planning and goal-setting before. […]

Tools for Schools, August/September 2007, Vol. 11, No. 1 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning If You Can Envision It, You Can Create It By Joan Richardson Sharing the vision begins by including many voices in creating the vision. Stretching to Create a vision […]

Tools for Schools, May/June 2007, Vol. 10, No. 4 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning Learning through a lens: Classroom videos of teachers and students prove to be a powerful professional learning tool By Joan Richardson During a videotape of a classroom lesson, one […]

Tools for Schools, February/March 2007, Vol. 10, No. 3 Newsletters Tools for Learning School The Leading Teacher The Learning System The Learning Principle Transform Professional Learning What’s your Professional Development IQ? An effective district leader places a priority on talking with parents and school board members about the relationship between professional development and student learning. […]