by Matthew Kelly | Aug 20, 2019 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Learning From Video, Professional Learning, Uncategorized |
In the first three posts of our Preparing for the New School Year series, we covered strategies to enroll teachers in coaching, using group presentations to enroll teachers, and the importance of establishing role clarity and agreeing on time management with an...
by Jim Knight | Sep 25, 2018 | Improving Instruction, TLC Interviews |
Lisa Lande is an advocate for teachers and students around the world. She’s the director of field services at the Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations. Along with Russ Quaglia, she is co-author of Teacher Voice: Amplifying Success and also a...
by Jim Knight | May 29, 2018 | Improving Instruction, TLC Interviews |
Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing Zaretta Hammond before TLC regarding her work in the field of education. Zaretta is a national education consultant and author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and...
by Jim Knight | Aug 1, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, School Reform |
Today on gallup.com, results of a survey conducted by Shane Lopez and Preety Sidhu show that new teachers are amongst the most engaged employees when they start their careers, with 35.1% of new teachers reporting they are engaged by their work. I’m not sure that 35.1%...
by Jim Knight | Apr 11, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, Student Learning |
This week I’m giving a post-dinner talk in Niagara Falls, Canada. I’m never too sure about how such a thing can be done, but as I prepared the presentation, I asked myself, what would I want after teaching all day, driving to a conference, and having a nice dinner? ...
by Jim Knight | Apr 5, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, School Reform |
The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love. Margaret Atwood We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way. Leon Russell Margaret Atwood is right, of course. We could communicate more effectively...
